FNUS74 KBMX 251346 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 746 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT RAIN MAY OCCUR AT ALMOST ANY TIME...BUT THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER WILL BE EXTENSIVE THE ENTIRE DAY... NEARLY OVERCAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD WHERE SOME FOG MAY DEVELOP BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH BUT IT SHOULD START CLEARING BY AROUND SUNRISE. LIGHT RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES WHILE MUCH SMALLER CHANCES EXIST SOUTH. THE RAIN WILL HANG AROUND THE AREA INTO TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING SOUTH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ON SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROP INTO THE 30S SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE MUCH LOWER DUE TO LIGHT WINDS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............42 45 51 51 51 RH..............44 56 60 70 69 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 3 S 3 SW 5 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1100 1900 2600 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..150/16 180/18 200/23 220/24 240/21 DISPERSION......14 25 43 54 38 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 47 46 44 42 40 RH..............66 70 71 73 72 72 20 FT WIND......SW 2 W 2 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1400 1400 1300 1300 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..240/18 290/14 320/12 340/12 350/9 350/8 DISPERSION......34 24 21 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 39 43 49 51 49 RH..............71 69 58 43 36 38 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 3 N 3 N 5 N 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 1200 2000 2600 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..000/7 010/6 000/6 340/6 330/9 330/10 DISPERSION......3 3 3 15 31 35 $$ FORECASTER...LINHARES REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130125.RATTL.01/BMX