FNUS74 KBMX 011743 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR STORM CHASERS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1143 AM CST WED FEB 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0913 CST ON FEBRUARY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO AND ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY...AND MOVE OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AS CLOUDS CLEAR LATE TONIGHT...SOME AREAS OF FOG ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN ZONES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 21 IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 63 65 65 65 RH..............72 58 52 54 58 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 3 S 3 S 2 S 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 MIX HGT (FT)....600 900 1200 1300 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 10 S 12 SW 16 SW 15 DISPERSION......10 11 17 24 22 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....9. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............62 56 54 53 53 53 RH..............61 77 84 86 86 83 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 SW 1 SW 1 W 1 W 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....900 900 800 800 800 800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 W 8 W 6 DISPERSION......13 11 11 9 7 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 32 IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 23 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 57 63 67 68 67 RH..............83 77 62 52 46 45 20 FT WIND......W 1 N 2 NE 2 N 3 N 5 N 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 1800 3400 4300 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5 NW 3 NW 5 N 7 N 7 N 7 DISPERSION......2 2 2 29 35 32 $$ FORECASTER...GGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...BLAKE MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120201.STORM.01/BMX