FNUS74 KBMX 081819 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1219 PM CST FRI MAR 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1157 CST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... DRY AIR IS MIXING DOWN VERY RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND LOWERING DEWPOINTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....20 TO 27 THIS AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 63 66 63 RH..............41 24 20 25 20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2900 3200 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..030/7 040/6 050/7 050/7 DISPERSION......19 21 27 27 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....15 DECREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 44 43 43 43 RH..............38 64 90 94 92 92 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 E 1 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 900 100 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..050/6 060/5 070/5 070/6 100/6 110/6 DISPERSION......17 5 0 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-3400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 26 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 53 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 41 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 51 DECREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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............43 51 60 65 67 67 RH..............92 74 50 38 35 36 20 FT WIND......E 1 E 3 SE 6 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 2400 3000 3400 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..110/8 130/16 140/20 160/16 160/16 150/16 DISPERSION......4 7 26 52 41 47 $$ FORECASTER...GARRISON REQUESTED BY...PALOSTM RICHEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130308.WILDF.01/BMX