FNUS74 KBMX 051318 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR IVORY SITE PREP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 718 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT SLOWLY ENTERS WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY...BEFORE STALLING OUT IN OR AROUND THE I-59 CORRIDOR. RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE EASTERN ALABAMA LATE AFTERNOON EARLY EVENING. WHILE OVERALL HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...THERE COULD BE SOME BREAKS IN THE LOWER CLOUDS ALLOWING FOR BRIEF PEAKS AT THE SUN BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE QUITE SUBSTANTIALLY AFTER 6 PM. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN PORTION OF ALABAMA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. NOT ANTICIPATING ANY FOG DEVELOPMENT TOMORROW MORNING...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 0.5 TO 1 INCH ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE THURSDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 62 65 66 64 RH..............80 69 69 67 72 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 8 S 8 S 7 S 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2400 5200 4600 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 20 S 28 S 26 S 20 DISPERSION......11 26 116 106 57 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 60 59 57 57 57 RH..............78 83 87 94 95 97 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....500 200 400 300 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 10 S 9 S 9 S 13 S 15 DISPERSION......9 4 5 8 11 13 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............57 59 61 62 60 57 RH..............99 92 82 78 80 87 20 FT WIND......SE 2 NE 2 N 2 W 2 NW 3 NW 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1000 1400 1800 1700 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 14 S 14 SW 14 W 12 W 9 DISPERSION......13 12 15 25 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...JAARON REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111205.IVORY.01/BMX