FNUS74 KBMX 301229 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE HOWARD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 629 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE MOISTURE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AS A WEAK STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AROUND NOON...SLOWLY OVERTAKING ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA BY THIS EVENING. RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND ONE HALF INCH AREAWIDE. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONITNUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH JUST SHOWERS POSSIBLE TOMORROW. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 60 63 67 62 RH..............67 54 51 47 60 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 5 SW 7 SW 7 SW 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 3700 5400 5100 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 W 12 W 12 W 9 SW 10 DISPERSION......10 41 49 38 35 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............59 55 54 53 50 48 RH..............68 80 83 86 98 100 20 FT WIND......SW 2 W 1 W 1 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 1300 900 800 1100 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 8 SW 6 S 6 S 8 S 13 DISPERSION......14 9 5 5 7 11 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 52 59 63 63 62 RH..............100 99 80 70 70 70 20 FT WIND......SW 1 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1500 1900 2400 2600 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 13 S 12 SW 13 SW 10 SW 8 DISPERSION......23 21 22 27 23 16 $$ FORECASTER...LAWS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110130.LAKEH.01/BMX