FNUS74 KBMX 242152 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PINNACLE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 352 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1540 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... LOWER CLOUDS ARE EXITING OFF TO THE EAST...BUT THERE STILL ARE PLENTY OF CLOUDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THERE WILL BE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME BEFORE CLEARING THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE TIL SUNSET. A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH EARLIER TODAY. RH VALUES COULD FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN MANY LOCATIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE DRY CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND A RED FLAG WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO INCREASE ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. DISPERSION INDEX....107 DECREASING TO 7. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 47 44 42 39 38 RH..............33 42 48 53 54 53 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 9 NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 4600 3100 1100 500 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25 NW 28 NW 23 NW 15 NW 12 NW 9 DISPERSION......103 110 75 10 8 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 22 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 58 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 79 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 64. 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............37 40 45 51 53 52 RH..............55 50 40 29 25 26 20 FT WIND......N 3 NW 6 NW 9 NW 12 NW 10 NW 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2500 4500 5700 6000 5700 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 13 NW 16 NW 18 NW 18 NW 17 DISPERSION......4 8 22 60 82 75 $$ FORECASTER...LINHARES REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120224.PINNA.01/BMX