FNUS74 KBMX 161234 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON CITY...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 734 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE BETTER CHANCES ACROSS NORTH AND EAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL CIRCLE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. WITH A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE PARKED TO OUR EAST...WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND SOUTHERLY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 30S TO 40S...SO WE SHOULD REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............63 71 77 80 81 RH..............81 63 52 45 42 20 FT WIND......S 2 SW 3 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 7600 7800 7100 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 7 DISPERSION......3 37 37 36 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 71 67 66 60 58 RH..............45 59 68 70 84 90 20 FT WIND......SW 2 W 1 NE 0 E 1 SE 1 S 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 500 300 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 5 DISPERSION......14 0 0 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............58 59 66 74 78 81 RH..............90 90 78 57 48 42 20 FT WIND......E 0 E 0 SW 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1800 5900 8000 8800 8400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 3 S 3 W 5 SW 8 SW 10 W 10 DISPERSION......2 2 2 29 38 38 $$ FORECASTER...TGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...SHOAL CREEK RD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120316.IRONC.01/BMX