FNUS74 KBMX 201146 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDDLE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 646 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 65 70 69 RH..............56 43 34 36 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 9 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....7300 7800 7800 7500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 18 S 18 S 16 DISPERSION......134 66 66 78 .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............67 61 55 54 50 50 RH..............39 47 60 66 76 79 20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 3 SE 3 SE 5 SE 7 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....7200 4700 1100 700 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 13 S 10 S 10 SE 10 SE 13 DISPERSION......72 38 14 7 9 11 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 50 54 55 55 55 RH..............85 82 71 61 55 49 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 12 SE 14 S 13 S 12 SW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2700 2700 2400 2600 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 29 SE 38 S 35 SW 26 SW 22 SW 22 DISPERSION......32 51 46 57 49 55 $$ FORECASTER...GOLDEN REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.RIDDL.01/BMX