687  
FNUS74 KBMX 202001  
FWSBMX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAVE MOUNTAIN...USDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
201 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CST ON DECEMBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO  
THE EVENING, WITH 20 FT WINDS UP TO 10-12 MPH AT TIMES, WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS UP TO 25 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST  
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY AND  
LIGHTER OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW, WITH 20 FT WINDS AT 3-5 MPH  
AND TRANSPORT WINDS AROUND 16-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE AROUND  
3400 FT THIS AFTERNOON AND UP TO OR JUST ABOVE 3000 FT TOMORROW.  
DISPERSION INDEX TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 50.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
19 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 26 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....93 DECREASING TO 81 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............1.  
 
TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........5 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0  
LAL.............1 1  
TEMP............56 50  
RH..............45 52  
20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 18  
20 FT WIND DIR..310 330  
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 3300  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 26 NW 25  
DISPERSION IDX..91 85  
LVORI...........1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18  
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....60 DECREASING TO 9.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........29 36 39 44 41 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............41 36 35 34 33 32  
RH..............67 69 69 72 75 78  
20 FT WIND......N 7 N 6 N 5 N 2 N 3 N 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 14 12 12 13  
20 FT WIND DIR..340 340 340 350 350 350  
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2100 2000 2000 2000 1800  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 22 N 21 N 18 N 16 N 16 N 16  
DISPERSION IDX..63 56 47 7 11 11  
LVORI...........1 1 3 3 3 4  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 48 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 35 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........50 29 18 6 5 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............32 33 39 44 47 46  
RH..............78 82 67 53 47 49  
20 FT WIND......N 3 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 13 11 12 10  
20 FT WIND DIR..350 000 000 000 350 350  
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1900 2400 2900 3000 2100  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 17 N 16 N 14 N 13 N 13  
DISPERSION IDX..11 8 7 50 46 35  
LVORI...........4 4 3 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...ROBINSON  
REQUESTED BY...SAM FAURE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2428838.0/BMX  
.DELDT 12/20/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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