FNUS74 KBMX 241517 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PINNACLE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 917 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY WITH GUSTS UP TO 25-30MPH POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED...WITH ONLY A FEW SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. AS A COLD FRONT CONTINUES THROUGH THE AREA...DEWPOINTS WILL BEGIN DROPPING...WITH RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 33-36 PERCENT RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS MORNING WILL HELP SET OFF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER RETURNS BY LATE AFTERNOON...WHICH LASTS INTO SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY DROP TO 25 PERCENT OR LOWER IN SOME AREAS ON SATURDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS BEING CONSIDERED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 24 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....30 INCREASING TO 71. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 59 52 50 50 RH..............88 65 62 56 45 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 13 NW 13 NW 16 NW 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2900 2500 3200 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 22 NW 22 NW 21 NW 22 NW 24 DISPERSION......29 29 45 54 68 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....99 INCREASING TO 122 LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 8 AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 49 47 46 40 34 RH..............33 41 45 48 60 71 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 4400 3800 3200 1500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25 NW 25 NW 26 NW 26 NW 15 NW 8 DISPERSION......103 99 122 12 7 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 85 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 63 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 72 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 88. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 36 42 48 52 51 RH..............68 61 46 33 27 28 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 12 NW 12 NW 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....600 2400 4200 5400 5800 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 16 NW 20 NW 21 NW 18 NW 16 DISPERSION......5 11 13 66 60 69 $$ FORECASTER...BRITTON REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120224.PINNA.01/BMX