FNUS74 KBMX 031450 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY FORD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 950 AM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0938 CDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER IMPULSE WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST INTO NORTH ALABAMA TODAY AND PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. IF A THUNDERSTORM MOVES OVER THE WILDFIRE WINDS WOULD PROBABLY SHIFT BRIEFLY TO THE NORTHWEST AND BE GUSTY. A VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH LIKELY RAIN CHANCES EACH DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 53 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 42 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 85 89 89 89 RH..............86 72 61 57 58 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 5700 5600 5900 5700 TRANSPORT WIND..220/5 220/9 240/13 240/13 240/10 DISPERSION......2 40 54 55 45 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....23 DECREASING TO 7 EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 82 77 76 75 74 RH..............61 72 85 85 87 90 20 FT WIND......SW 5 S 2 E 1 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 <5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1800 500 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..220/7 210/5 170/5 160/3 150/3 160/5 DISPERSION......25 11 3 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............74 76 81 85 88 88 RH..............91 87 78 66 61 59 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 2 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1700 4100 4300 4500 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..190/7 200/9 210/10 200/9 190/9 190/9 DISPERSION......3 4 7 36 36 38 $$ FORECASTER...GLEASON REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120803.ROCKY.01/BMX