FNUS74 KBMX 031252 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERLINE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 652 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH TODAY...KEEPING CONDITIONS COOL. AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL EXIT THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH ISOLATED FLURRIES ENDING THIS MORNING IN THE EAST. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA FOR THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ABOVE THE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE PASSES OVER WITH NO FOG ANTICIPATED AS DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY ON MONDAY AS THE RIDGE SLIDES TOWARD FLORIDA. RAIN CHANCES RETURN BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 41 44 45 43 RH..............64 44 36 32 38 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 5200 5100 4800 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..330/16 320/15 320/16 310/17 310/17 DISPERSION......22 47 67 70 78 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 33 30 29 28 28 RH..............41 58 69 69 71 75 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 2 NW 1 W 1 SW 1 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 <5 <5 <5 <5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1100 100 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..310/15 280/7 260/2 240/3 220/2 200/2 DISPERSION......56 10 0 2 1 1 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 35 47 55 57 57 RH..............72 61 40 32 33 37 20 FT WIND......NE 0 SE 1 S 5 S 7 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 <5 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1500 2700 3300 3500 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..150/3 190/5 210/8 200/13 200/17 190/20 DISPERSION......2 2 5 32 45 44 $$ FORECASTER...KEISER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130303.POWER.01/BMX