FNUS74 KBMX 031243 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 146...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 643 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0645 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH TODAY...KEEPING CONDITIONS COOL. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA FOR THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ABOVE THE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE PASSES OVER... BUT WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY ON MONDAY AS THE RIDGE SLIDES TOWARD FLORIDA. RAIN CHANCES RETURN BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 34 42 47 49 49 RH..............78 61 41 31 28 29 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 7 NW 7 NW 8 NW 9 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 3000 4600 4700 4600 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..330/10 330/13 330/15 320/15 320/16 320/16 DISPERSION......5 8 10 60 64 63 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 36 32 31 30 30 RH..............36 56 69 72 77 78 20 FT WIND......NW 3 W 2 SW 1 SW 1 S 1 SE 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 <5 <5 <5 <5 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1300 BLW100 200 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND..300/13 250/6 220/2 190/3 150/3 130/3 DISPERSION......58 10 0 2 2 2 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 40 53 60 63 62 RH..............72 59 39 32 32 38 20 FT WIND......NE 0 SE 3 S 7 S 9 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1500 2600 3200 3700 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..130/5 170/9 180/13 190/16 190/20 180/23 DISPERSION......2 4 8 40 52 61 $$ FORECASTER...KEISER REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130303.COMPA.01/BMX