FNUS74 KBMX 241229 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TYLER WEST BLOCK C...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 729 AM CDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL MID AFTERNOON...AROUND 3PM- 4PM. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM COULD DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE. THIS SHOULD 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) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC LIKELY DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 65 68 68 67 RH..............83 77 67 67 74 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 13 SW 12 SW 10 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 20 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 3500 5600 5300 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..200/17 210/23 220/26 230/24 230/17 DISPERSION......15 31 85 76 56 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............62 58 54 53 51 49 RH..............83 86 88 84 84 83 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1300 1300 1300 1000 400 TRANSPORT WIND..320/16 350/15 000/13 010/15 010/14 010/9 DISPERSION......38 23 19 10 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 62 66 68 RH..............87 75 55 41 33 29 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 7 N 9 N 8 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 3200 3700 4100 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..010/9 010/12 020/15 010/13 010/12 000/10 DISPERSION......4 8 10 46 44 41 $$ FORECASTER...BRITTON REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.TYLER.01/BMX