FNUS74 KBMX 221352 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 131...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 752 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE STATE TODAY AS A SURFACE HIGH SKIMS US TO THE NORTH. FORTUNATELY...COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THE DRIER AIR. THE MAIN AREA OF FOCUS TODAY WILL BE THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE...AND THOUGH A FEW SPOTS COULD SEE RH VALUES FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS...IT SHOULD ONLY BE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 42 47 47 43 RH..............58 46 36 35 48 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2900 3600 3700 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..010/10 000/8 340/7 340/6 350/3 DISPERSION......5 25 28 26 12 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 38 35 33 31 30 RH..............48 57 67 72 78 81 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 2 N 1 NE 0 NE 0 NE 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 <5 <5 <5 <5 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 900 200 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..350/3 030/5 050/5 070/3 060/3 070/3 DISPERSION......10 5 1 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 35 43 50 55 53 RH..............77 60 47 43 43 52 20 FT WIND......N 1 E 1 SE 2 SW 3 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 <5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1100 1400 1800 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..090/5 120/6 130/6 150/7 180/9 190/10 DISPERSION......2 3 3 11 16 17 $$ FORECASTER...UNGER REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130122.COMPA.03/BMX