435  
FNUS74 KBMX 311418  
FWSBMX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE MOUNTAIN FIRE...ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
918 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 31.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LOW CEILINGS WILL RANGE FROM 700-1500 FT AGL THIS MORNING WITH  
REDUCED MIXING EXPECTED THROUGH 11 AM. SOUTHERLY 20 FOOT WINDS  
WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH EXPECTED. RH  
VALUES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 53 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 68 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 86 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 74 DECREASING TO 63 LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........79 73 67 62 56 47 38 29 27  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............64 68 72 75 77 79 80 80 81  
RH..............93 81 73 66 62 58 54 52 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND DIR..180 190 190 200 200 200 200 200 190  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 12 13 13 14 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.4 2.8 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 17 18 18 17 17 14 13  
DISPERSION IDX..8 10 53 68 68 85 86 74 63  
LVORI...........9 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....34 DECREASING TO 4.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........29 32 34 31 34 33 30 34 40 46 46 57  
WEATHER COV.....SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
CWR.............20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............79 77 74 69 68 67 66 65 65 64 62 62  
RH..............54 60 66 81 81 87 90 90 93 97 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND DIR..180 180 180 180 180 180 190 190 190 200 200 190  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 8 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 7  
DISPERSION IDX..34 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 3  
LVORI...........1 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 36 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 63 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 86 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 94 DECREASING TO 77 LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 52.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........69 70 69 64 58 54 49 44 40 36 32 30  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............10 30 30 30 30 30 30 50 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............62 61 63 66 70 73 76 79 81 82 82 81  
RH..............100 100 100 97 84 76 69 60 54 53 51 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND DIR..180 180 180 180 180 180 190 190 190 190 190 190  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 6 8 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.4 2.2 3.2 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.4 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 9 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 18 16  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 4 5 8 36 63 86 96 92 77 52  
LVORI...........9 9 9 9 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...GRANTHAM  
REQUESTED BY...ETHAN BARRETT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2608688.0/BMX  
.DELDT 03/31/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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