997  
FNUS74 KBMX 241245  
FWSBMX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY BRANCH...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
745 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON OCTOBER 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WITH A NORTH TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION.  
HUMIDITY LEVELS AT THE FIRE LOCATION WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT  
BY 11 AM OR NOON, AND BOTTOM OUT AROUND BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT  
AROUND 3 PM TO 4 PM.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 16 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 31 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 13 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........11 11 19 27 25 20 25 27 28 18 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 48 54 61 65 68 70 72 72 73 70  
RH..............76 68 52 39 33 28 26 25 25 24 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N  
20 FT WIND DIR..050 050 060 060 050 040 030 010 010 010 020  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.5 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.3 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 9 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..4 3 4 3 17 14 28 31 33 28 13  
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10 TO  
12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........27 34 32 31 29 31 29 30 25 28 33 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............66 60 55 53 51 50 49 48 47 46 46 46  
RH..............32 41 49 50 56 54 54 56 56 60 58 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
20 FT WIND DIR..030 040 050 050 050 060 060 060 060 070 070 080  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 8 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12  
DISPERSION IDX..4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 43 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........36 44 35 35 34 35 35 35 36 36 36 40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 46 49 55 61 65 68 70 72 73 72 69  
RH..............63 63 61 53 46 40 35 32 30 29 30 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E  
20 FT WIND DIR..090 090 100 110 110 110 120 120 120 110 110 110  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 14 15 14 13 12 12 10 10 9  
DISPERSION IDX..6 8 6 6 7 39 44 47 47 42 42 28  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2  
 

 
FORECASTER...WESTLAND  
REQUESTED BY...TROY MCFARLAND  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2524410.0/BMX  
.DELDT 10/24/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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