FNUS74 KBMX 241118 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRANCH PM...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 618 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0609 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THIS MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDIFIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER VALUES. NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY BECOME SOUTHERLY TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). DRY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................NONE. LAL.................NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 82 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 92 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 78 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 64. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 60 63 64 66 67 RH..............63 53 37 32 29 26 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 8 NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1600 3800 5200 5500 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 13 N 18 NW 22 NW 21 NW 16 DISPERSION......6 6 12 92 89 66 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....59 INCREASING TO 74 EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 62 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 49 LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 34 DECREASING TO 6 AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 58 51 47 44 42 RH..............27 41 61 68 74 77 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 6 N 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 3400 1900 1500 1300 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15 NW 15 N 15 NE 15 NE 12 NE 8 DISPERSION......59 62 36 7 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 47. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 43 53 62 67 69 RH..............83 73 56 43 36 35 20 FT WIND......N 1 NE 1 E 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1100 2300 2600 3100 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 7 E 5 SE 3 S 6 S 10 DISPERSION......4 3 2 11 22 44 $$ FORECASTER...GARRISON REQUESTED BY...PAM RICHEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110324.TAYLO.01/BMX