FNUS74 KBMX 261747 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNETT CHAPEL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1147 AM CST MON NOV 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1131 CST ON NOVEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AT 6-9 MPH. CHANCES OF LIGHT RAINFALL OR SPRINKLES WILL INCREASE WITH TIME...ESPECIALLY AFTER 130PM CST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 6PM WILL BE LESS THAN ONE TENTH INCH. WINDS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER 5PM CST...BUT SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY. HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA AFTER 6PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD... ENDING AROUND 10AM CST TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE EVENT WILL BE BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.50 INCHES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....28 INCREASING TO 32 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 22 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 60 61 57 RH..............53 49 48 60 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 6 S 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2500 2100 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..190/9 190/10 190/13 180/12 DISPERSION......23 32 32 22 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....15. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 53 52 52 50 49 RH..............69 75 78 77 85 86 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 N 2 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 700 500 500 500 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..170/12 180/13 180/15 190/15 210/13 260/14 DISPERSION......16 13 11 13 11 12 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....18 INCREASING TO 42 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 66 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 29. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY CLEAR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 49 52 57 57 52 RH..............88 86 80 63 55 64 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 6 N 7 N 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1900 2000 2500 3300 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..350/18 010/20 010/20 010/20 010/17 010/15 DISPERSION......21 22 13 42 43 51 $$ FORECASTER...BRITTON REQUESTED BY...KERRY CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121126.BARNE.01/BMX