Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Alabama
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
217 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather with multiple rounds of showers and storms is
expected through midweek. Some of these storms may become strong
to severe, with hail and damaging winds the main threats this
afternoon and tonight and damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes with
the complex of storms anticipated Wednesday night into Thursday.
Mixing heights are forecast to reach between 5000-6000 ft both
Wednesday and Thursday. Southwest transport winds will range
between 20-30 mph Wednesday afternoon and shift to be westerly
between 10-20 mph on Thursday. Daytime dispersions are expected to
be very good on Wednesday then good on Thursday.

Fog potential over the next few days: Patchy fog is possible
during the late night/early morning hours.

Potential for Red Flag Conditions: None at this time.

ALZ001>003-080930-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-
Including the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, Russellville, and Red Bay
217 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           PCldy        MCldy        MCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          68           86           65           84
Max/Min RH %          100          59           100          53
Wind 20ft am (mph)    SW  9 G17    S 11 G20     SW 10 G19    W  8
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    SW  9 G17    S 11 G20     SW 10 G19    W  8
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           90           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Duration       2            2            10           3
Precip Amount         0.12         0.14         1.16         0.19
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6600                      6000
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 29                     W 13
LAL                   3            3            4            3
Stability Class       C            D            C            C
Max LVORI             6            6            5            5
Dispersion                         131 Very Good             78 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ004-014-080930-
Lawrence-Winston-
Including the cities of Moulton, Town Creek, and Haleyville
217 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           PCldy        MCldy        MCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          67           86           66           84
Max/Min RH %          100          57           100          54
Wind 20ft am (mph)    S  9 G17     S 10 G19     SW 10 G18    W  8
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    S  9 G17     S 10 G19     SW 10 G18    W  8
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           80           70
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Duration       1            2            10           7
Precip Amount         0.08         0.04         0.91         0.24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6700                      6400
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 28                     W 12
LAL                   3            3            4            3
Stability Class       C            D            C            C
Max LVORI             7            6            6            5
Dispersion                         126 Very Good             76 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ005>007-016-080930-
Limestone-Madison-Morgan-Cullman-
Including the cities of Athens, Huntsville, Decatur, and Cullman
217 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          68           87           67           85
Max/Min RH %          99           57           100          56
Wind 20ft am (mph)    S  8         S 10 G18     SW 10 G19    W  9
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    S  8         S 10 G18     SW 10 G19    W  9
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           90           70
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Duration       2            2            10           8
Precip Amount         0.16         0.08         0.92         0.25
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6500                      5800
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 26                     W 14
LAL                   3            3            4            3
Stability Class       C            D            C            C
Max LVORI             6            5            6            5
Dispersion                         121 Very Good             68 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ008>010-080930-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-
Including the cities of Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Arab,
Scottsboro, Fort Payne, and Rainsville
217 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          65           85           64           83
Max/Min RH %          100          59           100          58
Wind 20ft am (mph)    SW  9 G17    S  9         SW 11 G19    W  9
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    SW  9 G17    S  9         SW 11 G19    W  9
Chance Precip (%)     40           50           80           80
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Duration       2            2            10           8
Precip Amount         0.17         0.07         0.69         0.26
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6200                      5700
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 24                     W 16
LAL                   3            3            4            3
Stability Class       C            D            C            C
Max LVORI             6            7            6            5
Dispersion                         106 Very Good             70 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

$$