FNUS74 KBMX 102037 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST END...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 337 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. OVER NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA RAIN WILL BE COMING TO AN END OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND 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.............MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 62 51 48 46 44 RH..............41 52 76 78 76 74 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 6 NW 6 N 5 N 5 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 1500 700 500 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..300/20 310/16 320/12 340/13 350/12 000/7 DISPERSION......72 32 10 6 5 3 .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............41 44 55 60 63 65 RH..............76 63 42 34 29 25 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 6 N 13 N 12 N 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 25 20 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....100 1400 3900 4900 5400 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..000/6 000/10 350/20 330/20 330/18 330/18 DISPERSION......3 5 26 59 78 79 $$ FORECASTER...ANDERSON REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.WESTE.02/BMX