FNUS74 KBMX 221144 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTEND...USDA FOREST SERVIVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 644 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG MIX OUT QUICKLY THIS MORNING. THE ATMOSPHERE OVERHEAD IS STILL RELATIVELY DRY AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES SHOULD MIX OUT TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. MOISTURE VALUES RISE INTO WEDNESDAY. THE LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG WILL LAST A BIT LONGER INTO THE MORNING HOURS. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH BY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. DISPERSION INDICES WILL BE GOOD TODAY AND EVEN BETTER WEDNESDAY AS WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT. EXPECT POTENTIALLY 4 TO 5 MILE VISIBILITY BRIEFLY THIS MORNING AND MIXING QUICKLY OUT BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM. LOW CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AND ALSO DIMINISH RATHER QUICKLY. THE SAME SCENARIO IS ON TAP FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT FOG AND LOW CLOUDS ARE PROBABLE AND WILL LAST A BIT LONGER INTO THE MORNING HOURS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 69 71 80 77 RH..............82 57 49 35 37 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 5 SW 7 SW 8 SW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2700 4000 4800 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 14 W 17 W 17 W 16 DISPERSION......5 46 64 70 83 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 68 65 63 64 52 RH..............41 51 60 68 64 98 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 1 SW 1 SW 2 SW 2 W 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 2000 800 500 500 700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 SW 14 SW 13 SW 16 SW 17 SW 15 DISPERSION......70 35 12 7 8 7 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 54 66 75 78 78 RH..............70 93 67 51 46 45 20 FT WIND......W 1 SW 3 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1100 2500 4700 6200 6400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 18 SW 26 SW 32 SW 35 SW 33 DISPERSION......6 8 36 96 116 113 $$ FORECASTER...LINHARES REQUESTED BY...SHOAL CR RD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110322.WESTE.01/BMX