FNUS74 KBMX 111223 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TIME CHANGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 723 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0714 CDT ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN. THE RAIN SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE SPOT FORECAST LOCATION AROUND NOON. MANY LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 16 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....23 INCREASING TO 35 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 45 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 68 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 54 DECREASING TO 37 IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 62 65 62 60 56 RH..............67 73 71 76 75 82 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 16 S 16 W 12 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 20 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1900 2700 2700 2500 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..160/23 170/31 200/33 260/24 270/16 270/17 DISPERSION......21 35 68 54 35 36 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....37 INCREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 8 AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 52 45 40 38 36 RH..............79 61 76 83 84 82 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 7 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2400 2400 2200 2300 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..270/18 280/17 310/15 330/15 340/16 340/18 DISPERSION......39 37 45 7 7 8 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 70. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 37 48 56 58 58 RH..............83 78 56 41 37 35 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 3 NW 8 NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1200 2500 3200 3700 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..340/14 340/13 340/16 330/17 320/18 310/20 DISPERSION......6 6 11 57 66 73 $$ FORECASTER...GRANTHAM REQUESTED BY...BLAKE MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130311.TIMEC.01/BMX