FNUS74 KBMX 101325 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR POTTER MTN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 725 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... OTHER THAN ANY LIGHT FOG THAT MAY BE IN THAT VALLEY RIGHT NOW... AND WHICH WOULD DISSIPATE AROUND IGNITION TIME... NOT EXPECTING ANY FOG CONCERNS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND WINDS REMAINING STRONG ENOUGH... AS WELL AS DRIER AIR BY SATURDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE AT RECEIVING SOME LIGHT RAIN IN EAST ALABAMA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE RAIN WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... BUT NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TOTAL. A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY AND THIS WILL HELP MIXED LAYER WINDS INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS COUPLE DAYS. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PASS THOUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THIS FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AND WINDY CONDITIONS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 50 52 53 52 RH..............72 58 50 47 50 20 FT WIND......SW 1 W 2 W 3 W 5 W 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2400 3300 3800 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..W 2 W 6 W 9 W 12 W 12 DISPERSION......2 12 23 31 31 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............47 44 43 43 40 36 RH..............61 71 72 70 72 75 20 FT WIND......NW 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 3 NW 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 2900 1800 500 600 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 12 W 10 W 8 NW 8 NW 13 DISPERSION......26 27 24 4 5 11 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 36 37 37 37 37 RH..............77 62 52 43 37 34 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 14 NW 15 NW 17 NW 17 NW 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2600 4100 5400 5800 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 21 NW 25 NW 28 NW 29 NW 29 NW 29 DISPERSION......23 34 37 91 94 93 $$ FORECASTER...GLEASON REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120210.POTTE.01/BMX