FNUS74 KBMX 211209 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 709 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WEST TODAY. COVERAGE WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY...BEFORE DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE BREEZY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 14-17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM WHEN TEMPERATURES AND MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVELS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 73 78 81 82 RH..............68 55 45 38 35 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 8 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 3400 4800 5700 5900 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 24 SE 25 SE 24 SE 22 DISPERSION......12 32 76 78 97 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 72 66 63 62 61 RH..............39 60 78 84 87 91 20 FT WIND......SE 8 E 6 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 2800 700 600 800 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 23 SE 21 SE 15 SE 15 SE 15 SE 14 DISPERSION......94 73 13 10 10 6 .THURSDAY... 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 WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............60 63 70 73 74 74 RH..............94 88 75 67 63 62 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 3500 5700 5900 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 17 S 22 S 22 S 20 S 18 DISPERSION......6 12 29 71 64 52 $$ FORECASTER...GRANTHAM REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.QUAIL.01/BMX