Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
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Spot Forecast for SCK Nixon Branch AM Spot...USFS
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
716 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 CDT on March 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Light winds and low humidity will be the rule for the next two
days. Minimum RHs around 17 this afternoon, with light 20-foot winds
of 5 mph from the southwest. Maximum RH values overnight will be
between 60 and 70 percent. Afternoon RH values on Saturday will
be 22 to 24 percent, with 20-foot winds between 5-8 mph from the
southwest.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........17 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph shifting to the west 3 to 8
mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Dispersion index....2 increasing to 22 late in the morning, then
increasing to 33 early in the afternoon
increasing to 45 early in the afternoon
increasing to 58 decreasing to 39 late in the
afternoon.
LVORI...............2.
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
Sky (%).........0 1 0 0 1
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1
Temp............44 59 65 69 71
RH..............65 36 23 19 17
20 FT wind......S 1 S 2 W 2 W 2 W 3
20 FT wind gust.2 5 5 6 8
20 FT wind dir..200 200 250 260 250
Mix hgt (ft)....1300 3800 5400 6400 6200
Transport wind..S 5 W 3 W 3 W 6 W 8
Dispersion idx..2 2 23 45 61
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (60-70 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Dispersion index....17 decreasing to 5.
LVORI...............2.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........12 15 26 56 65 75
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............67 59 54 52 51 49
RH..............22 34 48 50 52 58
20 FT wind......SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 S 3 S 3 SW 3
20 FT wind gust.7 5 6 6 7 8
20 FT wind dir..240 230 210 200 200 210
Mix hgt (ft)....2300 500 400 400 400 400
Transport wind..SW 6 SW 6 SW 8 S 8 SW 9 SW 10
Dispersion idx..17 3 4 5 6 7
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph early
in the morning.
Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 9 to 18 mph.
Dispersion index....8 increasing to 85 late in the morning, then
increasing to 98 early in the afternoon
increasing to 105 late in the afternoon
decreasing to 92 decreasing to 60 late in the
afternoon.
LVORI...............2.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
Sky (%).........57 7 2 2 2 2
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............49 51 62 69 73 75
RH..............63 61 43 32 26 23
20 FT wind......SW 3 SW 5 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7
20 FT wind gust.8 8 12 14 14 13
20 FT wind dir..230 240 240 230 230 230
Mix hgt (ft)....200 1100 3000 4300 5100 5000
Transport wind..SW 9 W 12 SW 17 SW 17 SW 17 SW 16
Dispersion idx..6 5 12 87 102 92
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1
$$
Forecaster...Aaron
Requested by...Kraig Jackson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/29/24
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