FNUS74 KBMX 241129 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG OAK C...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 629 AM CDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE FRONT WILL BE RATHER SLOW TO SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY...LIKELY NOT REACHING EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA UNTIL MID AFTERNOON...AROUND 4PM. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM COULD DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE. THIS COULD BE HAMPERED BY EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER. STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. A BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT PASSES. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA...BUT EXPECT THEM TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. MOISTURE VALUES AND RAIN CHANCES INCREASE FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 62 66 69 68 65 RH..............87 78 70 65 69 75 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 12 SW 13 SW 12 W 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 25 20 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2500 5100 6500 3500 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..190/10 210/20 220/26 230/28 240/20 270/15 DISPERSION......7 26 82 94 69 31 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....LIKELY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............64 60 55 53 51 49 RH..............76 81 86 83 82 79 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1600 1300 1400 1100 400 TRANSPORT WIND..310/15 340/15 350/14 000/16 000/14 350/8 DISPERSION......31 31 24 11 9 4 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 49 57 63 67 68 RH..............84 75 55 40 32 30 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 8 N 8 N 7 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 3200 3800 4300 4800 TRANSPORT WIND..010/9 010/14 010/16 010/14 000/12 340/10 DISPERSION......4 6 11 50 45 42 $$ FORECASTER...BRITTON REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.BIGOA.01/BMX