FNUS74 KBMX 221344 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKEJSOUTHERNSLIVER...U.S.FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 844 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUD COVER SHOULD BEGIN TO BREAK UP BY AFTERNOON...LEAVING GENERALLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. EXPECT AT LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT FINALLY PUSHES THROUGH THE STATE. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE... WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM. RAIN CHANCES END AFTER TONIGHT... AND THERE ARE NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 74 77 78 77 RH..............74 64 57 53 52 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 5 W 6 NW 5 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3900 4200 4600 4800 TRANSPORT WIND..330/10 300/9 280/9 290/9 310/9 DISPERSION......7 34 35 37 52 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............76 70 63 60 60 60 RH..............53 64 79 85 86 86 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 <5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 5100 5300 5400 5400 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..310/8 310/8 310/6 300/5 290/5 270/5 DISPERSION......46 48 35 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 64 72 78 79 82 RH..............86 75 55 45 44 41 20 FT WIND......N 1 N 1 NW 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 <5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 4700 4800 5000 5200 5400 TRANSPORT WIND..240/6 230/6 230/6 230/6 230/6 240/6 DISPERSION......3 3 3 33 35 36 $$ FORECASTER...TGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120522.RATTL.01/BMX