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FNUS74 KBMX 082256
FWSBMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DISMAL 2...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
556 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2008
FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1748 CDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURE INVERSION TO DROP BELOW 1000 FT AROUND 930ISH...AND
CONTINUE TO DROP FROM THERE DOWN TO AROUND 300 FT BY DAYBREAK.
CALM WINDS WILL MAKE FOR NO DISPERSION OF SMOKE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................MISSING.
LAL.................
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 91 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 95 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 82 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 4 PM
SKY.............CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............88
RH..............39
20 FT WIND......N 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
MIX HGT (FT)....7600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 16
DISPERSION......79
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................MISSING.
LAL.................
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....112 DECREASING TO 3.
TIME (CDT) 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............85 71 66 64 62 61
RH..............41 66 82 84 91 91
20 FT WIND......N 7 N 5 N 2 N 1 N 1 N 1
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT (FT)....7000 4500 1000 400 400 300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 14 N 10 N 12 N 10 N 6
DISPERSION......112 73 13 5 5 3
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................MISSING.
LAL.................
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 36 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
DECREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............59 65 76 83 88 87
RH..............97 79 54 40 33 34
20 FT WIND......N 0 NE 1 NE 2 N 3 NW 5 NW 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1800 5500 6500 6800 7000
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 N 6 NE 6 N 5 N 5 N 3
DISPERSION......3 3 3 33 34 26
FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20080808.DISMA.01/BMX
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