FNUS74 KBMX 042038 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON CITY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 338 PM CDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1550 CDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. LATE AFTERNOONE/EARLY EVENING CONVECTION IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION NEAR THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA AS STORMS DEVELOP NEAR HUNTSVILLE AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST. RAINFALL CHANCES WILL INCREASE AS WE MOVE TOWARD SUNRISE ON INTO THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ROTATES THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST. RAINFALL OF 1/2 INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED...BUT COULD BE OVER AN INCH IF YOU GET UNDER A STRONGER CELL. A DRY AIR MASS WILL RETURN FOR LATE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 73 65 62 61 60 RH..............56 69 90 95 98 99 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 2 W 1 W 1 W 1 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 <5 <5 <5 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 20 20 20 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 700 700 700 600 400 TRANSPORT WIND..260/15 260/12 260/9 260/10 260/8 240/5 DISPERSION......42 5 4 5 4 2 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............60 62 69 73 74 75 RH..............98 92 75 68 65 61 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 1 W 2 W 3 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 70 70 70 70 70 MIX HGT (FT)....100 1100 3200 4600 4700 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..240/3 260/12 290/22 280/13 270/8 230/10 DISPERSION......1 17 73 37 24 28 $$ FORECASTER...KEISER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.IRONC.02/BMX