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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
601 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 600 PM CST SAT NOV 15 2025

 - A cold front will bring a milder airmass on Monday. Otherwise,
   unseasonably warm conditions are expected through the next 7
   days.

 - There is potential for an increasing fire weather risk on
   Monday as much drier air moves into the region.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
(This afternoon through next Thursday)
Issued at 1112 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2025

Water vapor imagery this morning reveals an upper ridge across
the Southern Plains as an upper trough swings across Southern
Canada towards the Great Lakes. If we look even further west,
another trough is churning just off the Southern CA coast. At the
surface, high pressure remains in place across the southeast but
will soon be nudged south as our next cold front moves in.

As we head through the day on Sunday, the aforementioned cold
front will begin to move south across the state, moving through
Central AL during the day, eventually stalling somewhere just
north of the Gulf coast. With limited moisture and upper forcing,
expecting a dry FROPA. The stalled boundary will begin to lift
back north in response to a shortwave ejecting across the Plains.
Meanwhile, another upper low will begin to deepen along the Baja
coast. This feature will lift across the Four Corners on Thursday,
eventually opening up across the Plains on Friday. An associated
surface low will kick another cold front our way Friday into
Saturday. Moisture pooling ahead of this feature looks to be
sufficient enough to warrant low to medium (30-60%) chance of
showers and thunderstorms.

After a fairly warm weekend, we will cool down a bit on Monday in
the wake of the front. Lows look to fall into the upper 30s to mid
40s Sunday night with highs settling into the mid 60s to low 70s
Monday afternoon. We quickly warm back up through the work week as
the warm front moves north. Highs climb back into the 80s for most
by mid week.

95/Castillo

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 600 PM CST SAT NOV 15 2025

VFR TAFs are expected for the next 24 hours. A rain-free front
will move across C AL during the day on Sunday. Ahead of that,
some LLWS will be possible during the pre-dawn and early morning
hours with elevated winds just aloft. FM group changes will be for
adding/removal of LLWS and wind direction changes with the frontal
system.

08

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Rain-free conditions continue as we head through the weekend.
South-southwest winds will likely gust around 20 MPH at times
through this afternoon, generally across the northern half of
Central Alabama. Min RHs generally range from 40-50% through the
weekend resulting in a low significant fire potential. Much drier
air will move into the area on Monday in the wake of a cold front.
Min RHs fall to 20-25% for much of the area. However, winds are
expected to be light, generally 5-10 knots, keeping us below Red
Flag criteria. We will be keeping a close eye on these trends. Moisture
begins to increase by Tuesday with min RHs back in the 40-50%
range.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Gadsden     56  75  39  67 /   0   0   0   0
Anniston    55  74  40  67 /   0   0   0   0
Birmingham  58  75  44  68 /   0   0   0   0
Tuscaloosa  56  78  45  72 /   0   0   0   0
Calera      55  77  42  72 /   0   0   0   0
Auburn      54  75  46  70 /   0   0   0   0
Montgomery  54  78  47  72 /   0   0   0   0
Troy        53  77  50  73 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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DISCUSSION...95/Castillo
AVIATION...08