FNUS74 KBMX 171217 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 12...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 617 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0635 CST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... FORECAST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES APPEAR TO BE IN LINE...WITH TEENS EXPECTED. FOG DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT DOES NOT LOOK TO PROBABLE. ALTHOUGH HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS EAST AND WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY... MOISTURE VALUES JUST TOO LOW. MAY BE SOME MINOR FOG DEVELOPMENT NEAR WATER BODIES. A VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER THE AREA WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 18 TO 25 PERCENT FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER THE ENTIRE AREA. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT. A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN MOVE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 35 43 49 51 50 RH..............83 46 28 19 17 20 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 NW 3 W 5 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....400 2600 4500 5400 5800 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..290/3 310/10 310/13 300/12 290/12 280/10 DISPERSION......2 5 6 70 75 60 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 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............46 38 34 33 32 32 RH..............29 42 52 58 62 63 20 FT WIND......SW 1 S 1 S 1 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 <5 <5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1000 100 200 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND..260/7 180/5 150/3 140/5 140/5 140/5 DISPERSION......28 6 0 2 2 2 .WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 40 52 59 61 61 RH..............62 49 33 27 25 27 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 5 SE 7 SE 9 S 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 <5 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1400 2900 4100 5400 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..130/5 160/10 170/14 170/15 180/18 170/18 DISPERSION......2 5 9 57 79 68 $$ FORECASTER...LINHARES REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130217.COMPA.01/BMX