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FNUS74 KBMX 211117
FWSBMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
517 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST
TODAY, WITH DEWPOINTS DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND PERHAPS SINGLE
DIGITS DURING THE AFTERNOON. MINRH VALUES WILL DROP BETWEEN 20 AND
25 PERCENT AS A RESULT, BUT 20FT WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN
PREVIOUS DAYS. HOWEVER, DISPERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE
LOWER SIDE AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVERHEAD
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. NORTHEASTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS
WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRY AIRMASS WILL
REMAIN PLACE FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH VERY LIGHT WESTERLY 20
FOOT WINDS.
TODAY
TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........2 9 25 38 37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............22 31 39 45 46
RH..............52 37 27 22 24
20 FT WIND......NE 3 N 3 N 2 N 3 N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 7 7 7
20 FT WIND DIR..030 020 020 020 020
MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2500 3000 3600 2700
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 13 NE 10 NE 7 NE 5 NE 6
DISPERSION IDX..6 5 26 20 20
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2
TONIGHT
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........49 50 53 24 10 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 35 32 29 27 26
RH..............31 45 56 66 71 74
20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 NE 1 NE 1 E 1 E 1
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND DIR..020 020 030 060 080 090
MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 NE 7 NE 5 NE 3 E 3 E 3
DISPERSION IDX..4 4 2 2 2 2
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3
SATURDAY
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........17 13 22 13 9 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............26 32 44 50 53 51
RH..............74 56 38 30 27 30
20 FT WIND......E 1 SE 1 S 1 W 2 W 2 W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 4 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND DIR..090 130 190 260 280 280
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1300 2400 3700 4100 3000
TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 S 5 SW 5 W 6 W 7 W 6
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 2 26 34 21
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 2
FORECASTER...GGOGGINS
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR CALLAGHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2503416.0/BMX
.DELDT 02/21/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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