448  
FNUS74 KBMX 021117  
FWSBMX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MTN LONGLEAF RX 6.1...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
517 AM CST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CST ON MARCH 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
RH VALUES WILL DROP AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED  
BY A RISE ABOVE 50 PERCENT AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.  
20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 7 MPH.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9  
TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 67 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 102 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 113 DECREASING TO 65 LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 18.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........75 71 61 52 46 46 40 39 39 41 47 47  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 55 58 63 67 70 72 74 74 75 73 71  
RH..............77 72 69 60 52 46 41 37 34 32 33 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND DIR..120 130 120 130 130 140 150 150 150 150 140 140  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 7 8 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.7 1.3 2.4 3.6 4.5 5.4 5.9 6.4 4.4 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 7 8 10 12 13 16 16 16 13 9  
DISPERSION IDX..3 2 5 5 7 50 67 98 106 113 65 18  
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 23 LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 14 OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........47 47 44 41 32 28 30 34 36 50 49 47  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 63 61 60 59 58 58 57 56 55 55 55  
RH..............42 52 56 60 62 64 69 72 77 83 83 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND DIR..130 130 120 120 120 120 120 120 130 130 130 130  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 13 14 14 16 16 17 17 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 17 16 16 16  
DISPERSION IDX..11 12 15 15 21 24 11 10 12 14 18 18  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH  
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....23 INCREASING TO 58 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 82 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 59 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 31.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........55 48 54 61 55 49 43 42 42 42 34 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 56 58 61 64 67 70 72 73 74 72 70  
RH..............90 86 83 78 73 65 59 53 51 48 51 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND DIR..130 130 130 130 140 150 150 150 150 150 150 140  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 17 17 17 16 16 14 14 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.9 3.3 4.1 4.6 4.7 3.5 1.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 20 20 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 13  
DISPERSION IDX..19 21 22 26 25 54 55 61 81 82 59 31  
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...GRANTHAM  
REQUESTED BY...TIM HOWELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604451.0/BMX  
.DELDT 03/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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