FNUS74 KBMX 291234 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL NORTH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 734 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ENTER THE FORECAST THIS PERIOD WITH THE BEST CHANCE COMING ON FRIDAY. LOW LEVEL AND TRANSPORT WINDS REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT WILL BE RATHER LIGHT. THIS LEADS TO SLIGHTLY LOWER DISPERSION VALUES THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ONLY DROP TO NEAR 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....PATCHY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............60 72 76 79 81 RH..............75 55 51 46 45 20 FT WIND......W 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 3900 7000 9200 9500 TRANSPORT WIND..200/5 260/7 240/5 240/3 230/6 DISPERSION......2 3 35 31 53 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 70 63 60 59 58 RH..............49 62 81 89 96 99 20 FT WIND......SW 1 S 0 NE 1 SE 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 <5 <5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....7400 5200 3700 1500 300 600 TRANSPORT WIND..230/7 240/9 240/10 240/10 240/10 250/10 DISPERSION......54 39 37 5 9 9 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............58 60 69 75 77 77 RH..............100 100 77 66 64 63 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 S 3 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 5 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1700 4400 5100 4200 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..260/9 260/9 250/10 230/13 220/14 230/14 DISPERSION......8 10 7 39 39 31 $$ FORECASTER...LINHARES REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.QUAIL.01/BMX