FNUS74 KBMX 101201 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 14...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 701 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0720 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) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 61 70 74 78 79 RH..............92 76 56 45 37 35 20 FT WIND......NE 0 NW 1 W 3 W 7 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....100 2600 5000 6500 7600 7800 TRANSPORT WIND..140/2 270/5 310/6 300/7 290/10 290/13 DISPERSION......1 2 33 45 51 62 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 66 60 57 57 55 RH..............39 56 72 75 69 70 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 3 N 2 N 3 N 3 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6900 4900 2600 1100 500 600 TRANSPORT WIND..300/14 310/15 330/15 000/13 010/12 030/14 DISPERSION......102 85 49 6 5 6 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 54 61 65 67 69 RH..............77 62 42 32 27 25 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 3 N 7 N 9 N 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 2900 3400 4100 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..030/12 020/13 010/16 350/13 340/12 330/14 DISPERSION......5 8 22 32 43 57 $$ FORECASTER...GGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.COMPA.01/BMX