FNUS74 KBMX 051123 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHOAL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 623 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............62 70 73 74 75 RH..............90 68 63 57 49 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 2 W 5 W 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 4900 6300 6000 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..240/5 290/9 270/8 260/15 280/25 DISPERSION......2 4 37 67 100 .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 59 57 55 53 RH..............55 70 83 83 88 96 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)....3400 2000 700 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..290/16 290/9 300/9 300/9 320/12 000/14 DISPERSION......55 23 9 4 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............51 55 61 64 67 67 RH..............100 89 67 67 60 54 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 5500 5800 TRANSPORT WIND..010/16 010/16 020/14 020/12 020/9 010/7 DISPERSION......7 11 9 60 58 45 $$ FORECASTER...ANDERSON REQUESTED BY...SHOAL CREEK RD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.LOWER.01/BMX