FNUS74 KBMX 032107 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 407 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 CDT ON JULY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEK. CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL BE ON THE PERIPHERY OF UPPER RIDGE...AND THIS WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP DURING THE HEATING OF THE DAY...MORE NUMEROUS SOUTH OF I-20. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 98. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....39. TIME (CDT) 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TEMP............94 RH..............46 20 FT WIND......W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 MIX HGT (FT)....6100 TRANSPORT WIND..300/6 DISPERSION......39 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 72. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....28 DECREASING TO 2. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............93 85 76 72 72 73 RH..............43 61 78 83 83 83 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 NE 0 NE 0 NE 0 N 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 <5 <5 <5 <5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 3100 300 100 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..290/5 260/5 200/5 210/5 230/5 240/3 DISPERSION......28 2 2 2 2 2 .INDEPENDENCE DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 99. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 29 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 56 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 43 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 32 INCREASING TO 42 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 34. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 77 85 92 98 99 RH..............84 75 61 46 37 34 20 FT WIND......N 1 NW 1 NW 2 W 7 W 8 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 <5 5 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2700 7800 7600 7000 7300 TRANSPORT WIND..220/1 230/2 280/7 290/9 290/9 300/8 DISPERSION......0 8 56 45 44 39 $$ FORECASTER...BRITTON REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120703.LONGB.02/BMX