FNUS74 KBMX 091103 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR DAY FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 603 AM CDT FRI JUL 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0551 CDT ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SLIGHTLY LESS HOT TODAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. DISPERSIONS ARE GOOD WITH A WEST TO NORTHWEST TRANSPORT WIND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 56. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 78 86 90 91 88 RH..............90 79 62 52 49 54 20 FT WIND......NE 1 NE 1 N 2 NW 3 NW 5 NW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....100 2400 6000 5000 5000 6500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 N 7 NW 5 W 6 W 8 W 12 DISPERSION......3 3 2 33 33 53 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....57 DECREASING TO 2. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 82 77 75 75 75 RH..............61 71 85 87 87 89 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 2 NW 1 NW 2 W 2 W 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 2400 900 900 1000 800 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14 NW 13 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 NW 6 DISPERSION......56 39 12 4 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 17 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 10 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 76 79 82 84 84 RH..............91 87 79 70 65 62 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 3 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1900 3000 3100 2900 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5 NW 5 NW 7 W 8 W 8 W 6 DISPERSION......2 2 5 20 19 13 $$ FORECASTER...GARRISON REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100709.DAYFI.01/BMX