079  
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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