FNUS74 KBMX 021327 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR NEWYEAR...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 727 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0719 CST ON JANUARY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A CLOUDY AND WET PERIOD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL PRECLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PROBLEMS. THE BEST WEATHER DAY OVER THE NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO BE ON MONDAY...BUT CONDITIONS WILL PROBABLY STILL BE ON THE WET/DAMP SIDE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....6. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 49 51 53 53 51 RH..............58 61 68 80 80 84 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 3 W 3 W 3 SW 3 SE 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 700 800 1100 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 10 S 9 SW 5 W 3 S 5 DISPERSION......8 9 8 3 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............47 45 44 43 43 43 RH..............86 90 96 97 98 98 20 FT WIND......E 1 E 1 E 1 E 2 E 2 E 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....700 600 500 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 DISPERSION......3 1 0 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 24. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 49 56 62 64 62 RH..............99 100 91 74 71 76 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 2 SE 3 SW 6 SW 7 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 900 1900 2300 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3 S 5 S 7 S 10 S 13 S 13 DISPERSION......2 2 5 19 26 25 $$ FORECASTER...DE BLOCK REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090102.NEWYE.01/BMX