FNUS74 KBMX 151327 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDMINE A...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 827 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PATCHY AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BURN OFF THIS MORNING...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES PREVAILING. EXPECT TO SEE AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL CU FIELD BY LATE MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENT PATTERN IS SIMILAR TO A SUMMER LIKE PATTERN WHERE CONVECTION DEVELOPS INITIALLY FROM DAYTIME HEATING. SCATTERED ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE...WITH PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV.....AREAS S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............57 69 77 79 80 RH..............91 66 53 49 45 20 FT WIND......E 0 S 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 3800 7700 9600 8900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 1 NW 2 SW 3 S 5 S 6 DISPERSION......1 1 28 17 21 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............77 68 61 59 58 57 RH..............52 73 97 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SW 2 W 0 NE 0 NE 0 NE 0 NE 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....7300 4100 600 100 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 NW 3 NE 6 NE 2 NE 1 NE 1 DISPERSION......17 13 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............57 59 69 76 79 79 RH..............100 93 68 56 49 47 20 FT WIND......N 0 NW 1 SW 2 SW 5 SW 5 SW 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1200 4200 8300 8300 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 1 SW 6 SW 13 W 13 W 12 W 9 DISPERSION......1 3 6 46 42 28 $$ FORECASTER...BRITTON REQUESTED BY...JSMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.GOLDM.01/BMX