FNUS74 KBMX 062040 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 340 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1538 CDT ON JULY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RAIN CHANCES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-9500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....79 DECREASING TO 46 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............95 92 RH..............43 49 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....9100 7600 TRANSPORT WIND..050/9 080/6 DISPERSION......83 46 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....25 DECREASING TO 3. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............91 85 80 78 76 74 RH..............52 63 77 79 82 87 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 NE 0 NE 1 E 1 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 <5 <5 <5 <5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 900 300 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..140/5 170/3 180/6 190/7 190/7 200/8 DISPERSION......25 2 3 3 3 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8500-9900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 55 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 73 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 50. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 78 85 89 92 91 RH..............93 81 71 59 52 52 20 FT WIND......S 2 SW 2 SW 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 1000 6200 9700 9200 TRANSPORT WIND..200/10 200/10 190/8 200/8 220/8 240/9 DISPERSION......7 5 11 55 75 48 $$ FORECASTER...LINHARES REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120706.LONGB.02/BMX