FNUS74 KBMX 221140 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE ABC...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 640 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DO NOT EXPECT FOG THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH LOW STRATUS BETWEEN 1500-2000 FT IS POSSIBLE FROM NOW TIL AFTER SUNRISE. LOWER CEILINGS WILL MIX OUT...BECOMING SCATTERED AT AROUND 4000FT. DOMINATE CLOUD DECK THROUGH THE MORNING AND MIDDAY ACROSS FAR EAST CENTRAL AL WILL BE HIGH THICK CIRRUS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. ACTIVITY WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE EAST...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS LIKELY NOT REACHING LOCATIONS EAST OF US HIGHWAY 431 UNTIL AFTER 2 PM TODAY. EXPECT STEADY RAINFALL TO HOLD OFF UNTIL TONIGHT. CURRENT EASTERLY WINDS AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH BY 9AM...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME TONIGHT...AND TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 70 74 77 78 RH..............81 68 59 56 54 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 7 SE 9 SE 8 SE 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 3900 5600 5900 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 21 S 21 S 21 S 20 DISPERSION......11 28 66 92 81 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............75 73 70 67 65 65 RH..............60 66 72 77 81 81 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 5 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 70 70 70 70 70 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 2600 1200 800 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 13 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 DISPERSION......64 28 11 6 5 5 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............64 66 69 72 74 76 RH..............86 86 80 75 67 59 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 5 S 6 S 8 S 8 SW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1400 2900 3500 3300 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 13 S 17 S 17 S 17 SW 15 DISPERSION......7 8 12 45 43 34 $$ FORECASTER...BRITTON REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120322.RATTL.01/BMX