264  
FNUS74 KBMX 150006  
FWSBMX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG OAK A...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
606 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CST ON FEBRUARY 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
BUSY WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE BIG OAK SITE OVER THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS.  
INCREASING RAIN CHANCES AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH 80%+ PROB OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM.  
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN OVERNIGHT  
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 6 AM. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF  
THE SE INITIALLY WITH GUSTS OVER 20MPH DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOW.  
AS THE LOW SHIFTS OVERHEAD, WINDS BECOME WESTERLY THEN NORTHERLY TOMORROW  
EVENING. GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 12 OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........85 86 92 89 86 80 81 87 86 92 95 97  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 80 80 80  
TEMP............59 58 56 54 53 53 53 52 52 51 51 50  
RH..............40 41 43 47 48 48 49 54 59 63 71 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND DIR..130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 140 140 140  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 13 13 14 14 16 16 17 18 18 20 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 14 13 13 12 13 14 16 15 16  
DISPERSION IDX..0 0 0 3 4 1 10 11 12 14 13 14  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................100 PERCENT DECREASING TO 70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8  
TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....19 INCREASING TO 34 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 23 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 7 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........99 99 99 99 98 98 96 95 94 97 94 95  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............100 100 100 80 80 80 70 70 70 70 70 70  
TEMP............51 50 51 54 56 57 60 62 62 63 62 60  
RH..............86 96 100 100 98 96 90 81 84 78 81 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W NW  
20 FT WIND DIR..140 140 140 150 150 160 170 180 190 200 270 320  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 20 19 18 17 16 14 12 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.1 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 23 21 20 21 21 17 15 15 12 8 8  
DISPERSION IDX..15 21 23 22 23 37 31 26 27 18 11 2  
LVORI...........5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 17  
MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 17 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 23 LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO 11 OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............7.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........84 86 83 91 82 75 80 75 78 76 73 66  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............30 30 30 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46  
RH..............93 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND DIR..340 340 350 350 350 350 000 000 000 000 000 010  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 12 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 14  
DISPERSION IDX..0 7 13 20 21 23 12 12 12 11 10 9  
LVORI...........8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7  
   
WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 10 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........57 50 45 40 33 26 19 15 10 6 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 47 49 51 55 59 63 65 66 68 65 62  
RH..............100 96 93 86 77 67 60 55 52 48 54 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND DIR..010 020 030 040 050 080 090 100 130 140 140 140  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 1.9 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5  
DISPERSION IDX..8 8 7 4 4 14 18 20 23 25 14 6  
LVORI...........6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2  
 
 
FORECASTER...OWEN  
REQUESTED BY...TROY MCFARLAND  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602738.1/BMX  
.DELDT 02/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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