FNUS74 KBMX 201215 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR C6 NW SHILO...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 715 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE WESTERN COUNTIES AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. GENERALLY ONE TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY DUE TO WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY AND WESTERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 64 69 71 70 RH..............69 54 43 35 39 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 7 S 8 S 7 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 6400 7700 7700 7600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 14 S 16 S 15 S 14 DISPERSION......4 67 79 74 68 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 61 55 54 50 49 RH..............39 53 72 82 99 100 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 3 SE 3 SE 5 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....7500 5500 2200 1000 1000 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 15 SE 16 S 14 S 13 S 18 DISPERSION......67 48 33 9 11 21 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 50 55 55 55 55 RH..............96 93 74 64 53 45 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 12 S 12 S 10 SW 10 SW 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 70 70 70 70 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2400 2400 2300 2600 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 38 SE 47 S 40 SW 29 W 22 SW 23 DISPERSION......51 63 54 60 49 57 $$ FORECASTER...GOLDEN REQUESTED BY...DOUG GANTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.C6NWS.01/BMX