Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook) Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
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FWFHUN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
313 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BUILD EASTWARD HEADING INTO
THE START OF THE WEEKEND...KEEPING QUIET WEATHER ON TAP THROUGH
SATURDAY. WITH A COLD FRONT SLOWLY CLEARING THE AREA TODAY...WINDS
WILL REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE 10 MPH AND SHOULD COMBINE WITH DEEPER
MIXING HEIGHTS TO PRODUCE GOOD DISPERSION RATES. THE BUILDING RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE CALMER WINDS BY SATURDAY THOUGH...AND
WILL CAUSE A DETERIORATION IN DISPERSION RATES. DRIER AIR WILL ALSO
WORK INTO THE REGION AND DROP AFTERNOON RH VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT
BOTH OF THE NEXT TWO DAYS (WITH SATURDAY BEING THE DRIER OF THE TWO
DAYS). WITH KBDI VALUES WELL BELOW 500...RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL NOT
BE MET THOUGH.
ALZ001>005-007-016-242215-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN
313 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
TEMP 75 46 81
RH % 28 89 25
20FT WND MPH (AM) N 8 LGT/VAR
20FT WND MPH (PM) N 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 4200 4100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 15 E 3
DISPERSION 70 GOOD 24 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
$$
ALZ006-008>010-242215-
MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE
313 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
TEMP 75 44 78
RH % 28 89 22
20FT WND MPH (AM) N 9 LGT/VAR
20FT WND MPH (PM) N 9 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 5000 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 18 N 2
DISPERSION 68 GOOD 20 GEN POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE MORNING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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