FNUS74 KBMX 071245 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COPMPARTMENT 27...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 645 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ACROSS BIBB COUNTY...MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING PRODUCING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...BUT NO LOW CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED. RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. DEWPOINTS WILL STAY RELATIVELY LOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND WITH TEMPERATURES RISING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WE COULD SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA WITH ABOUT 4 HOURS OF LESS THAN 25 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. CONFIDENCE IS STILL LOW AT THIS TIME...BUT INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ANY CHANGES TO FORECAST TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 53 55 55 53 RH..............62 44 37 36 46 20 FT WIND......N 5 NW 5 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2800 3200 3200 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..010/12 330/7 330/9 330/10 350/9 DISPERSION......5 23 36 41 34 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 41 36 34 34 33 RH..............46 75 93 93 94 95 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 3 N 2 N 1 N 1 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 <5 <5 <5 <5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1000 200 400 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..350/8 000/5 000/3 010/5 030/8 030/8 DISPERSION......26 6 0 2 4 4 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 42 54 61 63 62 RH..............94 71 45 31 28 30 20 FT WIND......NW 1 N 2 NE 2 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 2100 2800 3500 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..020/5 040/8 040/9 030/7 030/7 030/7 DISPERSION......2 4 4 24 29 29 $$ FORECASTER...GGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130307.COPMP.01/BMX