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FNUS74 KBMX 071732
FWSBMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TUSCALOOSA OIL FIRE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1232 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
INCREASING RAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS 6-8MPH WITH TRANSPORT
WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25 INCREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
DECREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........MISSING.
TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........78 84 86
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 60
TEMP............74 76 76
RH..............69 69 69
SURFACE WIND....S 8 S 8 S 6
SURFACE WND GST.13 12 12
MIX HGT (FT)....2900 3200 2400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 9 S 9
DISPERSION......M M M
DISPERSION IDX..25 31 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....19 DECREASING TO 5.
DISPERSION..........MISSING.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........85 72 48 45 49 58
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE FOG
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 10 10 10 10
TEMP............77 72 68 65 66 65
RH..............67 81 93 100 100 100
SURFACE WIND....S 6 S 3 S 3 SW 1 S 1 S 1
SURFACE WND GST.10 9 8 7 6 5
MIX HGT (FT)....1900 900 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 6 SW 5 S 5 S 3 S 6
DISPERSION......M M M M M M
DISPERSION IDX..19 6 3 2 2 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 26 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 48 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 62 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 46.
DISPERSION..........MISSING.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........69 66 60 30 30 29
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY S CHC CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....FOG RNSHWR NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 10 10 40 50
TEMP............65 66 71 76 80 80
RH..............100 100 87 71 60 56
SURFACE WIND....N 0 SW 1 SW 3 SW 4 SW 6 SW 6
SURFACE WND GST.5 6 7 8 9 10
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 1800 3200 4000 4200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 10 SW 9
DISPERSION......M M M M M M
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 3 28 52 49
FORECASTER...OWEN
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN OWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2513392.0/BMX
.DELDT 05/07/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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