FNUS74 KBMX 111220 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEDOM FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 720 AM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0709 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NOT EXPECTING TO SEE AN ORGANIZED LINE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...MORE OF A SCATTERED STORM KIND OF DAY. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MUCH OF A CONCERN EITHER...UNLESS A SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM PASSES NEAR YOUR AREA. AT THAT POINT...YOU COULD SEE A BRIEF GUST OF 25-30 MPH...AND DIRECTION WOULD JUST DEPEND ON THE STORM. THIS SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD PICK UP AROUND THE NOON HOUR IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE...THOUGH IT SHOULDN'T AFFECT THE ANNISTON AREA UNTIL AFTER 3 PM...WITH THESE PASSING SHOWERS DIMINSHING CONSIDERABLY AFTER SUNSET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 14 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 33 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 29. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 77 83 89 90 90 RH..............92 83 73 60 51 54 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 2 W 3 W 5 W 5 W 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 900 1200 4000 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..W 2 N 3 N 6 W 9 W 10 W 10 DISPERSION......1 2 6 14 50 31 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....25 DECREASING TO 3. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............84 78 74 72 71 70 RH..............62 76 89 91 94 98 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 2 NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 1200 1200 800 700 800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 W 6 N 3 NW 2 NW 3 NW 7 DISPERSION......25 9 5 1 2 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 60. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 71 77 82 86 86 RH..............100 97 84 68 56 51 20 FT WIND......NW 1 N 3 N 7 N 8 N 9 N 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1300 2500 3300 3700 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 12 N 13 N 15 N 16 N 16 DISPERSION......4 5 8 50 58 58 $$ FORECASTER...UNGER REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100911.FREED.01/BMX