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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 232005
FWFHUN

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
305 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON WILL SUBSIDE BRIEFLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE A STRONGER
REINFORCING SURGE OF COOL/DRY AIR SPREADS SOUTHWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY. THIS MODIFIED CANADIAN AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND...WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 35-40 PERCENT RANGE EXPECTED
ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH SMOKE DISPERSION INDICES WILL BE
IN THE GENERALLY GOOD CATEGORY TOMORROW WITH TRANSPORT WINDS OF 15-20
MPH...DISPERSION VALUES WILL FALL SUBSTANTIALLY BY SATURDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION AND WINDS SUBSIDE. OTHERWISE...A WARM
FRONT WILL LIKELY LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY EARLY
NEXT WEEK...BRINGING WARMER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ALONG WITH A LOW
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

ALZ001>005-007-016-241115-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN
305 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR
TEMP                  53           74           45           79
RH %                  92           39           90           37
20FT WND MPH (AM)                  NE 11                     E  5
20FT WND MPH (PM)     NW  8        NE 10        NE  6        LGT/VAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4200                      3300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 17                     E  2
DISPERSION                         52 GEN GOOD               15 GEN POOR

REMARKS...NONE.


$$

ALZ006-008>010-241115-
MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE
305 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR
TEMP                  53           72           44           77
RH %                  100          37           90           33
20FT WND MPH (AM)                  N 11                      LGT/VAR
20FT WND MPH (PM)     NW  8        N 10         N  7         LGT/VAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4900                      3700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      N  3
DISPERSION                         58 GEN GOOD               24 FAIR

REMARKS...NONE.


$$


.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

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