895
FNUS74 KBMX 100129
FWSBMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR POTTER MOUNTAIN B...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
729 PM CST MON FEB 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2000 CST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY 20FT WINDS CONTINUE THIS EVENING
THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. TRANSPORT WINDS UP TO 20 MPH
AT TIMES. RH RECOVERY INTO THE MID 90 RANGE OVERNIGHT. MIN RH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON 45-50%. MIXING HEIGHTS TO AROUND 3300 FT
TOMORROW, WITH DISPERSION AS HIGH AS 80.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (CST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 10 10 13 30 34 45 51 56 56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 53 53 52 51 50 50 50 50 49
RH..............80 86 86 89 93 96 93 96 93 96
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW
20 FT WIND DIR..190 190 190 190 190 190 200 200 200 210
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
DISPERSION IDX..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
LVORI...........3 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 46 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 61 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 80 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 59 DECREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........62 65 69 67 66 72 68 60 60 69 66 71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 50 53 58 62 65 69 70 71 71 69 66
RH..............96 96 96 87 75 70 61 55 51 49 51 58
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..210 210 220 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 220
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 10 11 13 14 14 14 16 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 2.7 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W SW W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 20 17 14
DISPERSION IDX..5 7 8 9 10 46 57 65 72 79 59 20
LVORI...........6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....18 DECREASING TO 9 OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........77 74 79 84 87 89 91 93 94 95 95 95
WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 60 60 60 60 60 60
TEMP............65 62 61 60 59 59 58 58 58 57 56 55
RH..............58 62 65 69 72 72 75 77 77 83 90 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
20 FT WIND DIR..220 220 230 230 230 240 240 240 250 250 250 250
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 12 10
DISPERSION IDX..13 19 20 20 21 22 10 10 9 8 8 7
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN
THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 39 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 12.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........95 94 93 92 89 86 83 70 58 45 39 33
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............60 60 60 60 60 60 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............55 55 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 63 62 59
RH..............96 100 96 93 90 84 78 72 65 60 58 62
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND DIR..250 260 270 280 290 300 310 310 320 320 320 330
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.1 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 9 7
DISPERSION IDX..7 7 8 8 8 25 25 27 29 39 25 12
LVORI...........8 8 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2
FORECASTER...ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...TROY MCFARLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602092.1/BMX
.DELDT 02/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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