FNUS74 KBMX 242206 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR FLEET FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 406 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1604 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION... A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SHOWERS WILL END FRIDAY MORNING NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST WITH CONDITIONS BECOMING DRIER. WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FRIDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 33 TO 35 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....17 INCREASING TO 32 EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 53 LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 64 LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 37 DECREASING TO 22 LATE IN THE NIGHT. 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 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 63 61 60 59 58 RH..............66 78 87 92 100 100 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 SW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1200 1600 1700 1500 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 22 S 28 S 31 S 35 SW 35 DISPERSION......17 32 57 35 39 39 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH BECOMING NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....21 INCREASING TO 33 IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 64 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 88 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 73 DECREASING TO 58 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 44. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 58 58 58 58 57 RH..............100 75 59 53 49 46 20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 8 NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 N 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2000 2900 4100 4000 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 31 W 25 W 23 W 24 NW 20 NW 14 DISPERSION......21 34 31 91 73 46 $$ FORECASTER...ALLEN REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110224.FLEET.02/BMX