FNUS74 KBMX 261212 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TERRAPIN...USDA FOREST SERVIVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 712 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0707 CDT ON MAY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT WITH ONLY A LINGERING SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EASTERN SECTIONS FRIDAY MORNING. MOSTLY DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 22 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 54 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 92 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 116 DECREASING TO 97 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 50 DECREASING TO 38 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 45 INCREASING TO 75 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............68 73 80 84 84 84 RH..............81 76 62 53 51 51 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 8 SW 10 SW 12 SW 10 SW 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 3800 4700 3400 4900 5700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 SW 25 SW 29 SW 20 SW 15 SW 17 DISPERSION......22 92 116 50 45 76 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....68 DECREASING TO 2. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 76 68 64 63 62 RH..............55 66 84 93 90 90 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 3 S 1 W 1 NW 1 NW 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 2200 500 500 800 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 17 S 14 SW 12 SW 9 SW 6 DISPERSION......68 8 6 5 4 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 31 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 91 DECREASING TO 82 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 72. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............61 63 73 80 83 83 RH..............93 93 71 52 46 46 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 1 SW 2 SW 3 W 6 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2100 3300 5900 6800 5800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 W 6 W 9 W 12 W 13 W 13 DISPERSION......8 15 31 38 93 82 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL REQUESTED BY...SHOAL CR RD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110526.TERRA.01/BMX