FNUS74 KBMX 161350 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SITE PREP 23...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 750 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 CST ON JANUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE PASSES BY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A COLD FRONT 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) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 58 62 65 65 60 RH..............65 50 46 44 51 63 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 30 MIX HGT (FT)....400 900 1600 2500 2700 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 15 S 18 S 22 S 22 S 18 DISPERSION......10 13 31 48 49 28 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 54 54 54 54 54 RH..............63 77 83 88 91 91 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 10 S 8 S 7 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....700 800 900 700 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 17 S 18 S 16 S 15 S 15 DISPERSION......16 19 22 14 13 13 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 58 63 65 68 66 RH..............94 89 81 80 69 73 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 10 SW 12 S 12 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1000 1800 2900 3000 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 20 SW 24 SW 25 SW 23 SW 17 DISPERSION......13 18 27 59 55 35 $$ FORECASTER...TGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120116.SITEP.01/BMX