FNUS74 KBMX 081312 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTER BUNNY...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 812 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0802 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS CURRENTLY FALLING OVER THE SPOT LOCATION. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 11 AM RESULTING IN BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. ISOLATED THUNDER IS EXPECTED. VALUES WILL DROP QUITE A BIT ON FRIDAY...BUT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE WEEKEND AND MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....24 INCREASING TO 48 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 55 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 45 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 31 DECREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 66 66 64 65 64 RH..............82 75 66 65 58 56 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 W 7 W 7 W 6 NW 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2200 3000 3300 2900 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22 SW 20 W 22 W 22 W 15 W 13 DISPERSION......24 25 52 55 35 27 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....30 INCREASING TO 37 EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 53 LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 73 LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 83 DECREASING TO 7 AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 59 54 50 46 44 RH..............56 59 66 74 79 77 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 3 NW 2 NW 3 NW 3 N 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2800 3500 3800 2700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 NW 16 NW 17 NW 20 NW 17 NW 12 DISPERSION......27 37 73 9 8 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 71 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 63 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 71 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 101. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 41 52 59 64 66 RH..............77 79 52 39 31 27 20 FT WIND......N 1 N 2 N 7 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....100 2000 5200 5700 5800 5700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 NW 12 NW 17 NW 15 NW 15 NW 16 DISPERSION......4 5 12 66 66 71 $$ FORECASTER...SIRMON REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100408.EASTE.01/BMX