FNUS74 KBMX 251520 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMET...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 920 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0911 CST ON DECEMBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES SHOULD STAY JUST ABOVE FREEZING...SO ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS AND ELEVATED SURFACES. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FREEZING BY 9 PM THIS EVENING AND ROADS MAY BECOME ICY DUE TO LEFT OVER SNOW. FLURRIES TO LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN OR SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 29. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP............35 39 39 39 39 RH..............79 66 69 71 72 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 3 NW 5 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1900 2100 1600 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 2 N 5 N 7 NW 8 NW 13 DISPERSION......1 11 17 14 29 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 29 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....33 DECREASING TO 24 AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 32 EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............36 30 27 25 25 24 RH..............73 85 89 94 91 93 20 FT WIND......N 7 NW 8 NW 8 NW 9 NW 9 NW 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 1900 1400 1000 1100 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15 N 20 N 22 N 24 N 28 N 29 DISPERSION......29 36 35 22 25 32 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 26 TO 28 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....33 INCREASING TO 78 LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP............24 27 31 33 33 33 RH..............91 77 64 61 63 62 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 12 NW 14 NW 14 NW 14 NW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1900 3200 4900 4700 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..N 28 N 26 NW 26 NW 26 NW 28 NW 28 DISPERSION......31 30 36 80 82 76 $$ FORECASTER...ROSE REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101225.COMET.02/BMX