FNUS74 KBMX 101102 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDMINE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 602 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ACROSS SOUTHWEST CLEBURNE COUNTY NEAR MOUNT CHEAHA...CALM WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WESTERLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. FOG DEVELOPMENT LOOKS LIMITED AT THIS TIME DUE TO FAIRLY DRY AIR THAT REMAINS IN PLACE...AND THE ONLY POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE VERY SHALLOW GROUND FOG THAT WOULD MIX OUT QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE. WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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 CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 67 72 74 76 RH..............73 52 38 32 30 20 FT WIND......NW 2 W 6 W 9 W 12 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 5200 7500 8700 8200 TRANSPORT WIND..270/7 290/13 260/17 270/18 280/18 DISPERSION......3 75 84 94 79 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 60 52 49 50 48 RH..............35 57 80 82 73 69 20 FT WIND......W 8 NW 5 NW 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1000 1200 900 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..300/15 320/12 330/12 340/13 340/14 000/14 DISPERSION......54 16 18 8 6 6 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 47 56 61 63 64 RH..............76 61 40 29 26 24 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 3 N 8 N 10 NW 10 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 3700 4700 5300 5300 TRANSPORT WIND..010/12 000/14 350/21 330/22 330/20 320/18 DISPERSION......5 6 14 88 61 58 $$ FORECASTER...GGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.GOLDM.01/BMX