FNUS74 KBMX 121935 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR DAY OFF...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 235 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1429 CDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RAIN CHANCES REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE PERIOD. LIGHTER WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL PRODUCE LOWER DISPERSION VALUES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES STAY HIGH TODAY AND SUNDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES PICK UP DRAMATICALLY AFTER SUNSET WHEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....41 DECREASING TO 8. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............72 70 67 66 65 66 RH..............71 79 84 86 89 86 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 900 900 800 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..200/17 190/10 150/7 120/7 120/8 140/9 DISPERSION......41 12 8 6 7 8 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 32. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 66 65 68 69 70 RH..............84 86 93 88 83 79 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1600 2400 2400 2400 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..160/9 170/12 180/15 190/15 200/15 200/14 DISPERSION......8 13 20 32 32 31 $$ FORECASTER...ANDERSON REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120512.DAYOF.01/BMX