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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 181011
FWFHUN

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
511 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SETTLE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY REGION TODAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND FROM THE
SOUTH TO THE NORTHWEST TODAY...WITH SMOKE DISPERSION IMPROVING
FROM FAIR TO GOOD TODAY...TO THE VERY GOOD CATEGORY BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY AS WELL
DURING THIS TIME WITH THE DRIER AIR MIXING INTO THE REGION.

ALZ001>005-007-016-182100-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN
511 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR
TEMP                  85           64           91
RH %                  51           95           35
20FT WND MPH (AM)     NW  7                     LGT/VAR
20FT WND MPH (PM)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
PRECIP DURATION       2-4          0-1          0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   4500                      9600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NW 15
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   137 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

ALZ006-008>010-182100-
MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE
511 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR
TEMP                  83           63           88
RH %                  52           96           36
20FT WND MPH (AM)     W  7                      LGT/VAR
20FT WND MPH (PM)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           30           0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
PRECIP DURATION       2-4          0-1          0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.63         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   4400                      9000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 15
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               129 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$

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