FNUS74 KBMX 281132 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SYLVESTER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 632 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0628 CDT ON JUNE 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION... WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S...DEW POINTS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. RH VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW 30 PERCENT EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. THEREFORE THE THREAT FOR A RED FLAG WARNING IS LOW. WITH THAT SAID...THE DRY CONDITIONS AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE THREAT FOR WILDFIRES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 36 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 29 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 41 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 50. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 73 82 93 97 97 RH..............84 67 52 35 29 27 20 FT WIND......NW 0 W 2 W 3 SW 5 W 5 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....100 1500 4100 5200 5700 5700 TRANSPORT WIND..200/3 240/6 290/8 300/6 300/5 280/7 DISPERSION......2 3 4 34 30 44 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....42 DECREASING TO 2. 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............94 82 74 72 71 70 RH..............33 52 75 85 89 88 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 2 NE 0 NE 0 N 0 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 <5 <5 <5 <5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 2700 300 BLW100 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..270/8 250/7 220/5 220/6 230/6 230/6 DISPERSION......45 23 1 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 67 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 55 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 76 86 96 100 101 RH..............87 74 57 37 31 27 20 FT WIND......N 0 N 1 W 3 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 <5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1000 2700 5000 6500 6900 TRANSPORT WIND..240/7 260/10 300/14 330/12 330/9 320/7 DISPERSION......3 5 6 66 66 51 $$ FORECASTER...GRANTHAM REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120628.SYLVE.01/BMX