FNUS74 KBMX 221156 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE A-FH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 556 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WARM AND RELATIVELY STABLE AIR MASS WILL HOLD OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF I-20 TODAY AS A UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS TENNESSEE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT TRIGGERING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....PATCHY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............51 58 65 68 67 RH..............84 71 57 50 51 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 9 SW 14 SW 15 SW 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1800 3200 3600 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 21 SW 31 SW 31 SW 31 DISPERSION......10 23 77 82 77 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 59 55 54 53 51 RH..............58 68 77 83 83 89 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 W 6 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 1800 1700 1900 2100 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 32 SW 28 SW 25 SW 25 W 23 W 20 DISPERSION......94 65 45 17 15 13 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 55 62 69 72 71 RH..............96 78 63 49 42 43 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 12 SW 13 SW 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2000 2200 2400 2800 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 SW 17 SW 22 SW 25 SW 28 S 28 DISPERSION......10 12 15 54 63 61 $$ FORECASTER...ROSE REQUESTED BY...JSMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120222.RATTL.01/BMX