FNUS74 KBMX 171656 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAWFISH...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1156 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1146 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE THE BIGGEST CONCERN TODAY AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT OF THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. OTHERWISE...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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....74 INCREASING TO 97 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 81 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 69 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 73 75 74 RH..............49 39 30 37 20 FT WIND......E 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 6500 7000 6200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 24 SE 18 SE 16 SE 15 DISPERSION......74 85 76 68 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....92 DECREASING TO 9. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 65 61 57 53 52 RH..............41 53 62 72 83 83 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 3 E 3 E 2 E 2 E 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 3100 600 300 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 SE 15 E 14 SE 12 SE 10 SE 12 DISPERSION......92 57 12 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 50. 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............51 53 64 71 74 74 RH..............84 78 54 44 42 44 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 5 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1000 2500 4800 6100 6100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 14 SE 15 S 14 S 13 S 14 DISPERSION......6 9 20 42 42 46 $$ FORECASTER...UNGER REQUESTED BY...PAM RICHEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090417.CRAWF.01/BMX