Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
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904 FXUS64 KBMX 120137 AFDBMX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 837 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024 ...New SHORT TERM... .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Monday) Issued at 828 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2024 No major changes were needed in the forecast for the remainder of the night through tomorrow. Only made a few minor changes for increasing rain chances late tomorrow in the southwest with our next round of rain/storms. 25/Owen Previous short-term discussion: (This evening through Sunday) Issued at 1228 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2024 High pressure will move across the southern states today and tonight with prevailing northerly flow bringing cool and dry air to the state. Temperatures will be a couple of degrees below normal this time of year with highs today in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Low temperatures tonight will be in the 50s. By Sunday morning, the high will be weakening and moving east of the area with flow returning to out of the south and south west. Moisture and warmer air will will return to the state with high clouds increasing through late Sunday. Highs on Sunday are expected to be near normal and a couple of degrees warmer than today in the low 80s. 24 && .LONG TERM... (Sunday night through next Friday) Issued at 158 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2024 A rather active period of weather will occur during the upcoming week. An upper level warm front will lift northward across Alabama Sunday night. A west to east band of showers will develop between I-85 and I-65 late Sunday night and lift northward. Rainfall amounts will remain light initially due to drier air below 850mb. Scattered to numerous showers will develop on Monday as broad scale lift overspreads the area. A few storms possible across south Alabama as a surface based warm front lifts northward. A stronger low level jet develops Monday night and Tuesday morning. Models differ considerably on timing and placement of heavier rainfall during the Monday/Tuesday time frame. The NAM/GFS models develop a cluster of convection Monday night across southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana and track it across south Alabama Tuesday morning, while the ECMWF/Canadian models have an impulse moving across south Alabama Monday morning with another impulse on Tuesday closer to the Gulf Coast. If the system on Monday verifies, this may keep better instability closer to the coast and the GFS/NAM solution may be overdone for Tuesday. For this reason will not highlight any severe or flooding threat at this time, but certainly some potential exists for active storms. There should be break in the rain on Wednesday before another system impacts Alabama in the Thursday/Friday time frame. 58/rose && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 656 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2024 VFR conditions expected over the next 24 hours across the area. High pressure builds in across the area through the day. Winds become generally light to calm overnight before increasing to roughly 5kts tomorrow morning. 25/Owen && .FIRE WEATHER... Rain free conditions continue through the weekend, as drier air remains over the area. Tonight, max RH values will be above 85 percent. Light and variable 20ft winds are expected Sunday as high pressure moves across the area. Min RH values Sunday afternoon will range from 30 to 35 percent northeast counties to 40 to 45 southwest counties. Rain will move into area Sunday night and Monday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 51 81 56 71 / 0 0 30 80 Anniston 54 80 58 72 / 0 0 40 90 Birmingham 58 81 61 72 / 0 0 50 90 Tuscaloosa 58 82 62 74 / 10 10 60 90 Calera 58 81 62 73 / 0 0 50 90 Auburn 58 80 63 76 / 0 0 30 80 Montgomery 58 83 63 76 / 0 10 40 90 Troy 58 83 62 78 / 0 10 30 80 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...25/Owen LONG TERM....58 AVIATION...25