FNUS74 KBMX 041021 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON CITY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 521 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION CHANCES INTO THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD INCREASE AROUND 3 TO 4 PM CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY BRINGING IN COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. WIND SHIFT BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE GRADUAL WITH PREDOMINATELY NORTHERLY WINDS BY FRIDAY MORNING. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS COULD LINGER BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............63 70 75 79 80 79 RH..............90 73 66 56 54 56 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 W 6 W 9 W 8 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1900 4000 5900 6400 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..180/5 230/12 250/17 280/21 270/18 270/16 DISPERSION......2 28 65 68 84 62 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 69 65 63 62 62 RH..............58 80 92 100 99 92 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 2 SW 3 W 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 400 500 700 600 300 TRANSPORT WIND..260/15 270/14 330/13 260/6 230/2 180/3 DISPERSION......42 6 8 3 1 2 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............62 63 70 74 75 75 RH..............97 93 75 63 58 53 20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 1 W 3 W 6 W 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 <5 5 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1700 4900 5100 5000 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..180/2 210/6 290/12 260/6 250/3 220/8 DISPERSION......0 13 35 18 11 25 $$ FORECASTER...ANDERSON REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.IRONC.01/BMX