FNUS74 KBMX 161446 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 10 REGIN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 846 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON JANUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING... WITH CLOUDY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST WITH A TURN TO THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE TUESDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BUT RH VALUES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 54 60 64 62 RH..............50 43 38 35 43 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 5 SE 8 S 9 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1700 2400 2600 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 14 S 15 S 15 S 15 DISPERSION......10 30 42 33 38 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 54 51 50 49 49 RH..............48 58 69 74 82 85 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....800 400 400 400 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 9 S 9 S 13 S 9 S 6 DISPERSION......14 6 6 11 8 5 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 54 61 64 67 65 RH..............92 84 72 71 67 74 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 8 SW 12 S 12 S 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 1800 3500 4200 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 9 SW 15 SW 22 SW 22 SW 21 DISPERSION......6 8 17 57 62 55 $$ FORECASTER...BRITTON REQUESTED BY...BRANNON FRAZIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120116.COMPA.01/BMX