FNUS74 KBMX 201305 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WIREGRASS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 805 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 59 64 69 72 RH..............88 60 46 36 31 20 FT WIND......S 1 SE 2 S 7 S 8 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 5400 7100 7700 7600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 S 10 S 14 S 15 S 14 DISPERSION......3 5 105 74 68 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 60 55 54 50 50 RH..............36 53 69 74 87 90 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 5 SE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....7000 4200 400 200 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 10 SE 7 S 9 S 9 SE 10 DISPERSION......66 40 0 4 8 9 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 51 56 58 58 58 RH..............92 92 77 64 57 53 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 9 E 13 SE 10 S 9 SW 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 90 90 90 90 90 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 3200 3000 2400 2300 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 30 S 44 S 41 S 33 S 29 SW 26 DISPERSION......40 59 56 71 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...GOLDEN REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.WIREG.01/BMX