FNUS74 KBMX 101103 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSHY WEST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 603 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE MAIN WEATHER IMPACTS ON FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...AS WELL AS DRY AIR MOVING INTO THE STATE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND REACHING RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. AS FOR TODAY...TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BEGIN OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH BY THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FEW SHOWERS OR STORMS COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT COVERAGE SHOULD BE LOW. AFTER THE FRONT CLEARS THE STATE...VERY DRY AIR WILL FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. CONSEQUENTLY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD POSSIBLY DROP UNDER 25 PERCENT FOR UP TO 4 HOURS PRIMARILY ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A RED FLAG WARNING ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............53 66 71 76 77 RH..............78 55 44 38 37 20 FT WIND......NW 2 W 5 W 7 W 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 5600 7900 8700 8100 TRANSPORT WIND..230/6 300/15 290/16 290/17 300/20 DISPERSION......3 7 80 89 98 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 60 54 50 51 48 RH..............44 63 76 79 71 74 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 5 N 3 N 3 N 3 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5900 2900 300 200 400 200 TRANSPORT WIND..320/18 330/13 330/8 000/10 010/10 020/8 DISPERSION......121 45 4 7 5 4 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 55 61 64 65 RH..............84 67 44 31 27 26 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 3 N 7 N 8 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1300 4000 5000 5500 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..010/5 000/12 350/23 340/22 330/18 330/16 DISPERSION......2 5 15 91 79 70 $$ FORECASTER...GGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.BRUSH.01/BMX