FNUS74 KBMX 111235 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDMINE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 735 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... ACROSS SOUTHWEST CLEBURNE COUNTY NEAR MOUNT CHEAHA...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TODAY...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT AS EARLY AS NOON TODAY...AND LAST THROUGH 6PM. SEE THE DISCUSSION FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA BELOW. A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS CURRENTLY FILTERING INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND WILL GREATLY AFFECT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR POSSIBLY 4 TO 6 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON...AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AROUND 15-17MPH. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY DROPPING BELOW 25 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. INTERESTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS...BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 59 64 65 64 RH..............42 31 23 23 25 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 9 N 8 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 4300 5200 5600 5300 TRANSPORT WIND..000/16 350/20 330/18 320/18 320/18 DISPERSION......11 75 78 80 78 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST TEMP............62 51 45 41 39 37 RH..............28 47 67 74 77 80 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 N 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 3100 700 600 600 300 TRANSPORT WIND..330/18 340/15 000/12 030/12 040/10 050/6 DISPERSION......75 57 11 5 5 3 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FROST FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 42 56 63 66 67 RH..............83 67 42 31 26 25 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 E 3 NE 3 NE 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1600 4700 5700 6000 5800 TRANSPORT WIND..060/5 060/6 070/7 040/6 020/3 020/2 DISPERSION......2 3 3 37 23 15 $$ FORECASTER...GGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...SHOAL CREEK RD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120411.GOLDM.01/BMX