FNUS74 KBMX 211300 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 800 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. 20 FT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON... BUT COULD BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY IN A THUNDERSTORM. THE CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM AT THE IGNITION POINT WILL BE HIGHEST THIS AFTERNOON... GENERALLY FROM 1 PM UNTIL SUNSET. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH TO NEAR ZERO AFTER TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 76 79 82 81 RH..............65 60 49 48 50 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 6 NW 7 NW 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 7100 5700 5200 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..010/6 330/6 270/3 270/8 280/10 DISPERSION......4 20 11 25 27 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 75 70 68 66 65 RH..............57 65 76 79 84 89 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 5 N 2 N 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 1100 1000 500 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..300/10 300/9 310/8 300/5 280/2 260/1 DISPERSION......22 13 10 2 1 1 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............63 66 70 73 77 79 RH..............94 90 78 67 63 61 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 W 2 W 3 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1900 5100 7000 7200 6300 TRANSPORT WIND..310/2 310/5 280/8 270/8 260/8 270/9 DISPERSION......1 2 4 38 39 63 $$ FORECASTER...GLEASON REQUESTED BY...USFS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.RATTL.01/BMX