FNUS74 KBMX 102041 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDMINE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 341 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THIS FRONT MAINLY ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF 1-20. RH VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT ARE OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH EAST ALABAMA. THESE VALUES SHOULD IMPROVE ABOVE 25 PERCENT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS BEFORE COMING TO AN END NEAR SUNSET. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH YOUR AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT. RH VALUES LOOK TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT COULD BECOME GUSTY TOMORROW. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A RED FLAG WARNING ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 63 52 50 48 46 RH..............39 56 80 79 79 77 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 1400 700 500 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..310/17 320/15 330/12 340/13 350/12 000/10 DISPERSION......67 24 10 6 5 7 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 56 60 63 66 RH..............79 63 40 31 26 24 20 FT WIND......NW 6 N 7 N 13 N 12 N 12 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 3400 4400 4900 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..000/10 000/15 350/21 330/18 330/17 330/18 DISPERSION......5 10 28 53 53 57 $$ FORECASTER...ANDERSON REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.GOLDM.02/BMX