FNUS74 KBMX 241114 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 3...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 614 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT. EXPECT ONE MORE DRY DAY BEFORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST CENTRAL ALABAMA WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 65 71 75 73 RH..............72 64 50 43 44 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 S 8 S 7 SE 7 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 5700 7400 8700 6500 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16 S 22 S 22 S 21 S 18 DISPERSION......11 96 77 76 62 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 66 63 62 60 59 RH..............48 58 65 67 72 78 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 900 400 600 600 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 14 S 10 S 15 SE 14 SE 8 DISPERSION......48 17 7 13 12 7 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 60 63 65 68 71 RH..............80 83 77 74 67 61 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 S 10 S 13 S 13 S 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 70 70 70 70 70 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1100 3100 4800 4900 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 S 16 S 28 S 31 S 31 S 31 DISPERSION......8 14 37 93 94 81 $$ FORECASTER...ALLEN REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.COMPA.01/BMX