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

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FNUS54 KHUN 221935
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
235 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET
THIS EVENING, WITH A FEW MORE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY PUSHES ACROSS
THE REGION. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AROUND TO THE NORTH IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY. THROUGH THE PERIOD, DISPERSION
WILL REMAIN GOOD TO VERY GOOD, WITH STOUT TRANSPORT WINDS IN PLACE
(20-30 MPH). AS DRIER AIR WILL FILTERS INTO THE REGION FRIDAY,
AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL DIP INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S, BUT WILL
REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL RED FLAG WARNING THRESHOLDS.

ALZ001>005-007-016-230945-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN
235 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
TEMP                  60           82           51           76
RH %                  99           39           98           33
20FT WND MPH (AM)                  LGT/VAR                   N  9 G18
20FT WND MPH (PM)     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G19    N  5         NE 11 G19
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           10           0            0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE
PRECIP DURATION       0-2          0-1          0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                8000                      4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 28                     N 16
DISPERSION                         113 VERY GOOD             66 GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.


$$

ALZ006-008>010-230945-
MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE
235 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
TEMP                  60           81           52           73
RH %                  98           42           97           35
20FT WND MPH (AM)                  W  5                      N  8 G17
20FT WND MPH (PM)     LGT/VAR      NW 11 G19    NW  5        N 11 G18
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           10           0            0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE
PRECIP DURATION       0-3          0-1          0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                8700                      5100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      N 17
DISPERSION                         140 VERY GOOD             66 GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.


$$


.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.


$$

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