FNUS74 KBMX 231617 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TIFFY FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1117 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1054 CDT ON MAY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NOT EXPECTING ANY WETTING RAINS UNTIL THURSDAY...SO WILL HAVE TO RELY ON JUST ELEVATED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND SOUTHWEST DISPERSION FLOW OF 12-15 MPH TODAY TO HELP WITH ANY FIRE CONCERNS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....54 DECREASING TO 47 IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 62 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 88 91 90 RH..............63 47 40 39 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 4200 5500 6100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 12 SW 12 SW 14 DISPERSION......54 44 50 62 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....98 DECREASING TO 5. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 84 74 71 69 67 RH..............41 50 71 81 86 89 20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5800 3500 300 400 700 500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 12 S 3 S 7 S 10 S 12 DISPERSION......98 5 2 3 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 21 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 87 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 114 DECREASING TO 91 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 61 INCREASING TO 76 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 69 78 88 91 91 RH..............96 75 54 38 36 39 20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 2 W 5 SW 8 SW 10 SW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1600 3700 5000 5400 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 10 SW 20 SW 22 SW 21 SW 18 DISPERSION......5 21 87 91 89 76 $$ FORECASTER...UNGER REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110523.TIFFY.01/BMX