FNUS74 KBMX 311331 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE531...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 831 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MAY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RAIN CHANCES THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY LIMITED AROUND 10 PERCENT CHANCE. EXPECT SCATTERED ACTIVITY AROUND 30 PERCENT BY 3-4 PM. THE BEST CHANCES OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............77 82 85 88 88 RH..............67 51 41 37 41 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 5 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 15 25 30 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 8500 12000 13400 12600 TRANSPORT WIND..170/5 200/8 240/12 230/14 240/15 DISPERSION......2 69 101 82 56 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 77 72 69 68 66 RH..............43 57 72 79 85 92 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 3 SW 2 W 2 W 2 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 70 70 70 70 70 MIX HGT (FT)....6400 1600 400 200 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND..240/14 250/10 260/6 230/5 220/5 230/7 DISPERSION......47 18 4 4 4 6 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 69 71 74 75 76 RH..............94 86 80 73 67 59 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 7 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2200 5000 4200 3000 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..250/8 250/12 250/15 260/14 270/12 310/12 DISPERSION......7 15 20 39 27 35 $$ FORECASTER...LINHARES REQUESTED BY...LEIGH AGAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120531.RATTL.01/BMX