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Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
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379 FXUS64 KHUN 151104 AFDHUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 604 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Today) Issued at 159 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 Nighttime microphysics RGB satellite imagery shows a little bit of fog has developed in the Paint Rock Valley, but not nearly as much as yesterday. High pressure remains anchored across the Southeast today with an inverted trough off to our east stretched through the Carolinas, GA, and down into FL. It will feel like a rinse and repeat of yesterday with partly cloudy skies and a low chance (10-20%) of diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms will have the potential to produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Greater coverage of convection will be found closer to the inverted trough axis. Highs will be near normal in the lower 90s. There will be a tad more moisture in place that will push heat index values to 99-104 degrees in most locations, remaining below Heat Advisory criteria though. Regardless, heat safety remains important today and through the rest of the week. Stay hydrated, and never leave people or pets in vehicles. && .SHORT TERM... (Tuesday night through Thursday) Issued at 1017 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Any convection that does develop on Tuesday will quickly wane with the loss of heating and expect another warm/muggy night with lows in the low to mid 70s. With dewpoints continuing to trend ever so slightly upward, heat will begin to become more of a concern Wednesday and Thursday as highs are forecast to reach the low to mid 90s -- with heat index values progged to reach at least the 100-105 degree range (with some locally higher values above 105 degrees noted across portions of northwest and north central Alabama). Combined with lows remaining in the mid to potentially upper 70s at night, this may create some elevated heat concerns and an Advisory may need to be considered in future updates. One aspect of the forecast that could temper our highs a little lower will be cloud cover and PoPs as the aforementioned trough axis from the low over the Gulf gradually shifts to the west. Low to medium (30-50%) chances of showers and storms will return to the forecast each day favoring the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms could become locally strong each day, with gusty winds and heavy downpours again being the main threats. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday night through Monday) Issued at 1017 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Our attention in the extended will focus on the progress of Invest 93L that will be moving westward over the northern Gulf during the middle of this week. Some guidance indicates this system may develop tropical characteristics before it veers into the LA/MS/AL coastline during a Thursday night to Friday timeframe. All this would mean for the Tennessee Valley will be the potential for a gradual increase in PoPs Friday and potentially into the upcoming weekend. How widespread this activity will be will depend on the eventual track of this system -- but long range ensembles are honing on at least medium chances for showers and thunderstorms. This would especially be true if this feature begins to interact with a weak frontal boundary attempting to push southeast from the Ohio/Mid-Mississippi Valley. Given the deep tropical moisture that will be present across the Deep South, locally heavy rainfall and potentially flooding would be the primary concerns. Thus, the track of this system and how it evolves is something we`ll need to watch in the coming days. Given the added cloud cover and potentially higher rain chances, heat impacts don`t appear to be as high during this late week timeframe. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 603 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 Patchy fog will continue to reduce visibilities into MVFR at KMSL until ~14Z. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period at KHSV and KMSL. A few thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, however coverage will be isolated, so did not include it in this TAF issuance. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...Dense Fog Advisory until 9 AM CDT this morning for ALZ008>010. TN...Dense Fog Advisory until 9 AM CDT this morning for TNZ097. && $$ NEAR TERM...JMS SHORT TERM....AMP LONG TERM....AMP AVIATION...JMS