FNUS74 KBMX 301216 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKHOUSE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 716 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. LIMITED MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT...AND VERY LITTLE CLOUD COVER. WITH A DRIER AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT...NO RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 30S TODAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS. A SMALL CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE OR DEWPOINT COULD RESULT IN LOWER RH VALUES. HOWEVER... WITH FUEL MOISTURE HIGHER ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL PRIMARILY BE ACROSS LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN COUNTIES. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 65 69 72 75 75 RH..............69 56 47 38 32 33 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 9 N 12 N 12 N 12 N 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....900 2700 4100 4600 4900 4800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 18 N 21 N 22 N 22 N 23 N 25 DISPERSION......12 14 61 64 70 99 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 61 56 53 51 48 RH..............39 51 57 60 65 71 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 8 N 7 N 5 N 5 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 2100 400 200 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 24 N 18 N 9 N 7 N 8 N 9 DISPERSION......88 47 5 3 4 4 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 48 57 65 68 67 RH..............89 74 53 38 34 36 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....100 1400 4100 5100 5500 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 N 14 N 26 N 22 N 17 N 17 DISPERSION......3 9 36 67 74 75 $$ FORECASTER...ALLEN REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110930.ROCKH.01/BMX