FNUS74 KBMX 071218 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY GROVE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 718 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ACROSS NORTHERN WINSTON COUNTY...LOW CLOUDS WILL QUICKLY MIX OUT DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS...GIVING WAY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES DURING THE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE VALUES WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD. THEREFORE...THERE WILL BE NO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST ON FRIDAY...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE SCATTERED TO ISOLATED. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH AROUND 15-20MPH TODAY...AND INCREASING BY FRIDAY WITH DISPERSION INDICES RISING AS WELL. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 65 69 73 78 RH..............57 57 50 46 40 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 9 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2800 3800 4400 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SW 13 S 13 S 13 S 14 DISPERSION......4 8 46 50 53 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 72 68 66 64 63 RH..............41 50 56 63 75 81 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 200 500 600 700 900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 18 S 16 S 16 S 15 S 15 DISPERSION......39 5 12 14 13 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 66 73 76 80 80 RH..............83 82 74 67 60 57 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1300 1700 3900 5600 6000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 20 SW 16 SW 17 SW 18 SW 17 DISPERSION......13 22 18 47 80 77 $$ FORECASTER...GOGGINS REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110407.HICKO.01/BMX