FNUS74 KBMX 281325 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOUSTON...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 725 AM CST MON JAN 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE VALUES WILL REALLY BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY...AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL REALLY BEGIN TO PICK UP ON TUESDAY AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT SETS UP. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25-35MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS UP TO 50MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE ELEVATED LOCATIONS OF EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. WETTING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG SQUALL LINE MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. GENERALLY...1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 57 63 66 64 RH..............80 72 66 62 68 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1600 2800 3400 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..160/13 170/15 190/18 200/16 200/14 DISPERSION......11 17 43 41 31 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 58 56 55 55 56 RH..............70 84 88 93 96 96 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 400 300 400 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND..180/13 180/10 180/10 180/12 180/13 180/14 DISPERSION......16 7 6 10 11 12 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 59 63 66 66 66 RH..............100 93 87 83 84 86 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 9 S 12 S 13 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....700 800 1400 2400 3900 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..180/14 180/12 180/16 190/25 190/28 180/24 DISPERSION......12 10 18 54 75 61 $$ FORECASTER...GGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...KERRY CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130128.HOUST.01/BMX