FNUS74 KBMX 171209 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR AL_CRR...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 709 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AGAIN TODAY. MOISTURE INCREASES SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WEST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES SLOWLY EAST. DRY AGAIN BY TUESDAY. THERE IS A WIND SHIFT AT AROUND 380 TO 400 METERS OFF THE SOUNDING DATA...FROM E TO WNW. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 69 73 75 73 RH..............63 49 40 36 38 20 FT WIND......E 10 E 12 SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 4900 6300 6700 6100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 22 SE 16 SE 14 SE 14 DISPERSION......28 66 73 65 93 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 65 61 56 52 51 RH..............42 53 65 76 88 90 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 2 E 2 E 2 SE 2 E 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 3300 1000 600 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 12 DISPERSION......85 55 16 6 6 5 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 53 64 71 74 74 RH..............89 80 55 45 43 46 20 FT WIND......E 2 SE 5 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 2500 4900 6200 6100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 13 SE 14 S 12 S 10 S 13 DISPERSION......5 8 19 35 35 42 $$ FORECASTER...AARON REQUESTED BY...M WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.AL_CR.01/BMX