FNUS74 KBMX 141217 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTER BRANCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 717 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 CDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE VALUES CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM TODAY THAT WILL BRING WETTING RAINFALL GENERALLY FROM ONE HALF INCH TO ONE INCH AREAWIDE...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WITH STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH TODAY AND SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DISPERSION INDICES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH ACROSS WINSTON COUNTY AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 56 64 69 70 71 RH..............96 89 78 66 62 64 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1900 2600 2600 3800 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 SW 14 SW 18 S 17 S 18 S 20 DISPERSION......5 15 41 38 49 54 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 65 62 59 55 52 RH..............68 77 87 96 100 96 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 90 90 90 90 90 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 1400 1500 1800 1900 1700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 20 S 21 SW 16 SW 14 W 16 DISPERSION......40 30 34 18 15 18 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 50 51 53 56 57 RH..............90 80 74 68 61 59 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 7 W 7 SW 8 W 7 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2700 3600 3200 2700 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 17 W 17 W 15 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 DISPERSION......19 23 20 34 31 29 $$ FORECASTER...GOGGINS REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110314.OTTER.01/BMX