FNUS74 KBMX 262048 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WALT...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 348 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... JUST AS A HEADS UP...WE HAVE CHANGED A COUPLE OF THINGS IN THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST. WE NOW HAVE 20 FT GUSTS AND THE WIND DIRECTIONS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT...NOW BEING DONE ON A COMPASS ROSE. FOR EXAMPLE...THE 020 YOU SEE AT 6 PM IS OUT OF THE ENE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE GIVE US A CALL. OTHERWISE...NO WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS WITH LIGHT WINDS. THIS WILL CURB ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. RAINS ARE LIKELY TO RETURN FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .TONIGHT... 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............74 69 62 59 57 56 RH..............44 54 71 78 82 82 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 2 NE 2 NE 1 NE 1 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 <5 <5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 2800 300 100 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..020/12 020/8 020/5 040/5 050/5 050/5 DISPERSION......63 4 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 61 70 75 79 80 RH..............90 72 55 44 36 34 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1400 4400 5400 5800 5800 TRANSPORT WIND..070/3 090/8 140/14 160/12 160/9 170/9 DISPERSION......1 15 71 49 40 60 $$ FORECASTER...UNGER REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.WALT_.02/BMX