FNUS74 KBMX 181210
FWSBMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCHANN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
710 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 CDT ON APRIL 18.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

ELEVATED RH VALUES TODAY AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY WILL PRECLUDE ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH FRIDAY AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE
IN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BEHIND THE FRONT BUT RH VALUES SHOULD
REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     73     81     85     86     86
RH..............90     78     63     53     50     53
20 FT WIND......SE 9   S 13   S 15   S 16   S 16   S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     30     30     30
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....700    2700   4500   5400   6500   6600
TRANSPORT WIND..160/16 170/24 170/31 180/31 190/31 190/30
DISPERSION......14     32     90     99     106    102

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....              LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............83     77     76     74     69     61
RH..............57     70     75     82     85     89
20 FT WIND......S 15   S 15   S 16   S 17   S 14   W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.30     25     30     30     25     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     100    100    100    100    100
MIX HGT (FT)....5300   3200   1500   1700   2200   2400
TRANSPORT WIND..190/28 190/26 190/29 190/30 210/26 300/23
DISPERSION......87     66     46     33     36     31

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     50     49     54     57     58
RH..............77     77     76     59     50     46
20 FT WIND......W 9    NW 9   NW 9   W 10   W 10   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     20     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).100    50     50     50     50     50
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   2400   2900   4300   5400   5700
TRANSPORT WIND..310/23 310/21 300/15 290/17 290/17 290/15
DISPERSION......31     28     20     50     55     65

$$
FORECASTER...GRANTHAM
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130418.MCHAN.01/BMX