381  
FNUS74 KBMX 181142  
FWSBMX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SLANT ROCK 4/18/2025...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
642 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY ON  
SUNDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL REACH INTO THE MID 80S BY MID  
AFTERNOON WITH RH MINIMUMS FALLING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT BY MID TO  
LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH AT 6-12 MPH. SIMILAR  
CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE FOR SATURDAY, THOUGH RH MINIMUMS WILL  
BOTTOM OUT NEAR 30 PERCENT. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE FURTHER  
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA AND  
STALLS, RESULTING IN RAIN CHANCES RETURNING TO THE AREA LATE  
SUNDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 76 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 89 IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO  
75 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........22 31 41 27 28 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 60 71 77 80 81  
RH..............69 54 34 26 23 24  
20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 12 16 18 18 16  
20 FT WIND DIR..140 170 180 180 180 190  
MIX HGT (FT)....100 1100 2900 3600 3800 3100  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 S 13 S 21 S 20 S 20 S 20  
DISPERSION IDX..3 6 76 86 89 75  
LVORI...........4 4 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........8 7 5 10 9 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............79 69 65 63 61 57  
RH..............27 49 58 62 72 83  
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 11 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND DIR..190 190 180 200 200 200  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 200 200 200 200 200  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 13 S 12 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10  
DISPERSION IDX..11 3 2 5 5 5  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 59 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 72 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 81 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 49.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........35 49 42 49 52 53  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............57 60 71 77 81 83  
RH..............86 84 59 44 37 34  
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 14 16 16 14  
20 FT WIND DIR..190 190 190 200 200 200  
MIX HGT (FT)....100 700 1900 2800 3600 4200  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 12 S 18 S 20 S 18 S 16  
DISPERSION IDX..6 8 12 69 80 80  
LVORI...........4 4 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...HOLMES  
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VICK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2510984.0/BMX  
.DELDT 04/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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