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FNUS74 KBMX 021310
FWSBMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE MOUNTAIN FIRE...ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
810 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0853 CDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MIN RHS TODAY WILL HOVER AROUND 40% THIS AFTERNOON AS A LIGHT TO
MODERATE SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY WIND CONTINUES. WINDS WILL PICK UP A
BIT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH GUSTS FROM
15-20 MPH LIKELY. THERE IS A LOW (20-30%) CHANCE OF ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY OF THIS
ACTIVITY WOULD BRING GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE
BURN SITE. RHS TONIGHT WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 90%. FRIDAY WILL
FEATURE SIMILAR CONDITIONS WITH MIN RHS DOWN TO AROUND 40% AND A
LOW CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 85 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 110 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 134 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 109.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 14 8 5 7 19 32 48 50 50
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 30 30
TEMP............62 65 72 76 79 82 83 84 85 83
RH..............97 90 71 62 56 49 48 44 43 46
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND DIR..170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 180 170
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 7 7 8 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 12 14 14 16 14 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.6 2.4 3.6 4.5 5.6 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 17 20 21 21 20 20 17 17
DISPERSION IDX..5 6 8 85 110 131 133 136 113 104
LVORI...........7 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 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 8 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
DISPERSION INDEX....50 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........52 50 47 50 54 50 46 42 46 55 66 73
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............30 20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 79 75 72 71 70 68 68 67 65 64 63
RH..............46 50 60 64 66 68 76 76 78 84 87 90
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SE
20 FT WIND DIR..170 170 160 160 170 170 170 180 180 180 180 150
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 12 10 12 10 9 8 8 8 6 6 6
DISPERSION IDX..50 6 5 5 0 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
LVORI...........1 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 64 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 74 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 80 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 67 DECREASING TO 48 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........76 75 76 77 78 76 75 73 66 60 53 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............62 62 64 68 73 77 79 81 83 83 83 82
RH..............93 93 90 81 68 60 54 51 48 46 46 47
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND DIR..150 140 160 160 160 160 170 170 170 160 160 160
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 7 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.1 1.9 2.8 3.5 4.2 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.5 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 9 12 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 12
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 4 5 9 64 74 84 83 75 67 48
LVORI...........6 6 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...CASTILLO
REQUESTED BY...ETHAN BARRETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608688.2/BMX
.DELDT 04/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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