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FNUS74 KBMX 031027
FWSBMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2.3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
427 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN
SITE IN EASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL IMPROVE BY
NOON TO AROUND 3000-4000 FT WITH SOUTHEASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS TAKING
MORE OF A SOUTHERLY HEADING BY NOON WITH SPEEDS AROUND 15-18 MPH. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN GOOD DISPERSION TODAY WITH SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY WITH 20FT WIND GUSTS REMAINING BELOW 20
MPH. MIN RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 50-55% THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL
BE SIMILAR TOMORROW, BUT WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER FROM THE SOUTH, SO
DISPERSION WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....18 INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 41 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 56 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 79
DECREASING TO 54 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 11.
LVORI...............3.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........72 71 64 66 68 64 57 54 49 46 43 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 54 55 58 61 63 67 69 69 71 69 68
RH..............90 90 90 83 75 70 61 57 57 53 57 59
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
20 FT WIND DIR..130 130 130 130 140 140 150 150 150 160 160 150
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 17 17 16 16 14 14 14 13 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.3 4.1 4.5 3.2 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 18 20 18 18 17 17 15 15 14 10
DISPERSION IDX..13 13 16 22 25 38 41 44 56 79 54 11
LVORI...........5 5 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........37 35 31 35 26 27 31 34 41 41 43 51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 63 62 60 59 58 58 57 57 54 54 54
RH..............68 70 72 78 78 80 80 83 83 93 90 90
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND DIR..140 140 140 140 150 150 150 150 150 140 140 140
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 7 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 10 12 13 12 12 13 10 9 9 7
DISPERSION IDX..4 7 5 6 8 6 5 6 7 6 4 3
LVORI...........3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 45 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 62 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 28 DECREASING TO 15 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........52 50 51 51 49 46 43 47 50 53 54 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 54 59 64 68 72 75 77 78 78 76 74
RH..............96 90 80 73 65 57 52 47 43 42 45 50
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND DIR..130 140 150 150 160 170 180 180 180 180 180 170
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.2 4.2 4.9 5.3 4.9 3.5 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 10 9 8 7
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 5 6 7 45 57 66 62 38 28 15
LVORI...........6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...PETER FROMHERZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604561.0/BMX
.DELDT 03/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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