FNUS74 KBMX 241128 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE J...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 628 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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 CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 61 66 70 70 RH..............81 62 56 49 46 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 S 8 S 9 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 5200 7400 7900 7600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 22 S 22 S 23 S 23 DISPERSION......7 92 101 83 82 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RH..............47 58 68 71 75 86 20 FT WIND......S 8 SE 8 S 7 S 8 S 9 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....6100 3500 1000 1300 1600 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 21 S 16 S 24 S 24 S 15 DISPERSION......80 54 21 22 27 13 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RH..............89 86 76 75 70 64 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 9 S 10 S 12 S 10 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1400 2800 3900 3500 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 21 S 31 S 36 S 30 SW 17 DISPERSION......12 23 42 97 78 34 $$ FORECASTER...ALLEN REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.RATTL.04/BMX