FNUS74 KBMX 242108
FWSBMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAM FORK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
308 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1442 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. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................MISSING.
LAL.................
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 26 TO 31 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....57 DECREASING TO 36.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                     DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     67     65     64     63     62
RH..............69     81     90     97     100    100
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 9    S 12   S 12   S 9    S 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).100    100    100    100    100    100
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   1900   1600   1400   1600   1900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 26   S 26   S 29   S 30   S 31   SW 30
DISPERSION......60     50     49     33     35     33

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................MISSING.
LAL.................
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....34 INCREASING TO 71 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 57 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 44 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 35.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     60     60     61     62     61
RH..............100    83     69     59     52     49
20 FT WIND......W 7    NW 9   NW 10  NW 8   NW 8   N 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   3700   4100   3600   3800   3800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 28   W 26   W 23   NW 17  NW 13  NW 9
DISPERSION......37     36     31     61     46     34

$$
FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...PAM RICHEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110224.HAMFO.01/BMX