FNUS74 KBMX 141625 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOVIN POINT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1025 AM CST WED NOV 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1002 CST ON NOVEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ACROSS NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY...WINDS HAVE REALLY RISEN WITH A STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE. CURRENT OBSERVATIONS FROM AROUND THE REGION INDICATE THAT THE WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND SLOWLY DECREASE BY SUNSET. ALSO...CEILINGS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS AS WELL WITH CLOUD COVER EXPECTED TO REMAIN PERSISTENT ACROSS EASTERN ALABAMA. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS IF ANY WILL BE VERY LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL RANGE PRIMARILY FROM 050-090 THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....24 INCREASING TO 39 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 24 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 49 52 51 RH..............65 58 52 62 20 FT WIND......NE 13 E 16 E 13 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2600 2800 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..090/22 090/18 080/12 070/9 DISPERSION......24 41 27 22 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....25 DECREASING TO 6 AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 43 42 42 41 41 RH..............84 86 86 85 89 87 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 3 E 2 E 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1900 1400 1300 1300 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..080/10 090/12 090/13 100/14 090/12 090/10 DISPERSION......23 27 22 6 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 53 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 30 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 44 47 49 50 50 RH..............86 83 80 77 76 78 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1800 2800 4100 4900 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..080/10 070/9 060/9 050/10 050/9 050/9 DISPERSION......5 6 6 50 52 34 $$ FORECASTER...GGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121114.LOVIN.02/BMX