FNUS74 KBMX 051326 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CREEK SITE PREP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 726 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 NOEN RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 63 66 67 64 RH..............81 70 67 64 71 20 FT WIND......E 7 SE 9 S 9 S 8 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2500 5300 4700 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 20 S 28 S 26 S 18 DISPERSION......11 26 117 106 54 .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 58 57 57 57 RH..............79 84 91 97 97 99 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)....400 200 300 300 400 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 13 S 15 DISPERSION......6 2 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 62 63 61 57 RH..............100 91 79 74 76 84 20 FT WIND......SE 2 NE 2 N 2 W 3 NW 5 NW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1100 1400 1600 1600 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 14 S 14 SW 13 W 10 W 9 DISPERSION......13 12 15 22 18 15 $$ FORECASTER...JAARON REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111205.SALTC.01/BMX