FNUS74 KBMX 231126 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RENDALIA C2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 626 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS A DECENT SOUTH WIND PICKS UP AHEAD OF OUR NEXT STRONG WEATHER MAKER. LOOK FOR SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA...WITH SATURDAY CONTAINING THE THREAT FOR LARGE SCALE...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER. THE WINDS WILL BE QUITE GUSTY OVER THE WEEKEND FROM SOUTHEAST TO EVENTUAL SOUTHWEST AS THE SYSTEM PASSES. OTHERWISE...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 73 79 83 84 RH..............74 53 43 37 37 20 FT WIND......SW 2 S 6 S 8 S 8 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 3400 4900 6100 6300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SW 17 SW 20 SW 20 S 17 DISPERSION......17 72 80 88 58 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............81 76 72 69 67 66 RH..............42 50 62 72 79 85 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 3 S 3 SE 3 SE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 200 900 1200 1100 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 15 S 23 S 16 S 12 S 12 DISPERSION......27 10 21 14 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 64 70 74 74 74 RH..............95 97 85 78 81 83 20 FT WIND......SE 2 E 3 SE 7 SE 10 SE 12 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 100 100 100 100 100 MIX HGT (FT)....700 800 1000 1900 2700 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 12 SE 13 S 24 S 33 S 35 DISPERSION......12 13 17 45 75 81 $$ FORECASTER...LAWS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.RENDA.01/BMX