FNUS74 KBMX 281417 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 817 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 CST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY 9AM. SCATTERED SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED IN SOUTHERN PART OF ALABAMA THIS MORNING... AND EXPECT AT LEAST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIP FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. EXPECT A COLD FRONT TO APPROACH NORTH ALABAMA WEDNESDAY... BRINGING WITH IT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 59 64 68 70 67 RH..............95 87 74 67 64 69 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 3000 3700 3500 2800 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 14 S 14 S 13 S 13 SE 14 DISPERSION......13 19 35 33 29 28 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 62 61 61 61 61 RH..............68 78 81 81 81 88 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 7 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1700 1100 600 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 S 16 S 17 S 15 S 15 S 14 DISPERSION......28 28 24 13 13 12 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............60 64 67 71 70 69 RH..............97 89 82 75 77 82 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 13 SW 14 SW 13 SW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1100 2000 3300 4700 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 15 SW 20 SW 25 SW 30 SW 29 DISPERSION......11 13 26 63 89 85 $$ FORECASTER...BRITTON REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.QUAIL.01/BMX