FNUS74 KBMX 051033 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR JOSEPH SPRINGS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 533 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EXPECTED TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE DAY TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO ALABAMA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCES FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST ALABAMA WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWESTERLY BY TONIGHT. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............59 65 72 74 74 74 RH..............95 81 64 55 56 55 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 1 W 3 W 6 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 <5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 MIX HGT (FT)....400 3500 5900 6400 5200 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..210/2 270/8 280/9 260/9 270/22 280/22 DISPERSION......1 4 61 42 92 80 .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 S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............73 67 60 58 55 54 RH..............56 73 83 83 87 93 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 3 N 2 N 3 N 3 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 2000 700 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..290/16 290/9 300/12 300/10 320/12 000/14 DISPERSION......55 24 11 7 8 6 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 56 62 66 70 69 RH..............100 86 66 65 58 52 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 5 NE 8 NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1500 2700 4400 5600 5900 TRANSPORT WIND..010/16 010/16 020/15 020/12 020/9 010/7 DISPERSION......7 11 10 60 58 46 $$ FORECASTER...ANDERSON REQUESTED BY...JSMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.JOSEP.01/BMX