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
305 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Fair to gen poor smoke dispersions are forecast on Wednesday with
afternoon mixing heights being limited to near 3kft or less.
Wetting rains will be possible tomorrow, and will keep chances for
showers and storms in the forecast through Thursday. Outside of
this, mixing heights improve and will lead to good smoke
dispersions on Thursday.

Fog potential over the next few days: None.

Potential for Red Flag Conditions: None.

ALZ001>003-170930-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-
Including the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, Russellville, and Red Bay
305 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           MCldy        Cloudy       MCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          63           77           62           85
Max/Min RH %          93           62           100          50
Wind 20ft am (mph)    SW 10 G23    SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  8
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    SW 10 G23    SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  8
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           0            40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
Precip Duration       1            2                         1
Precip Amount         0.01         0.23         0.00         0.02
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3000                      5100
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 15                     S 14
LAL                   2            3            1            3
Stability Class       C            D            D            D
Max LVORI             4            5            9            6
Dispersion                         38 Fair                   83 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ004-014-170930-
Lawrence-Winston-
Including the cities of Moulton, Town Creek, and Haleyville
305 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           MCldy        Cloudy       MCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          62           77           61           85
Max/Min RH %          93           61           100          47
Wind 20ft am (mph)    S  9 G22     SW  7        Lgt/Var      S  6
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    S  9 G22     SW  7        Lgt/Var      S  6
Chance Precip (%)     20           60           0            30
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        None         Tstms
Precip Duration       1            3                         1
Precip Amount         0.00         0.27         0.00         0.01
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1500                      4200
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 13                     S 12
LAL                   1            3            1            3
Stability Class       C            D            D            D
Max LVORI             4            5            9            7
Dispersion                         25 Fair                   62 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ005>007-016-170930-
Limestone-Madison-Morgan-Cullman-
Including the cities of Athens, Huntsville, Decatur, and Cullman
305 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        PCldy
Min/Max Temp          61           77           61           85
Max/Min RH %          87           62           100          48
Wind 20ft am (mph)    S  8 G22     SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  6
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    S  8 G22     SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  6
Chance Precip (%)     20           60           10           30
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Duration       1            4            1            1
Precip Amount         0.00         0.34         0.03         0.01
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1400                      4500
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 14                     S 13
LAL                   1            3            2            3
Stability Class       C            D            D            D
Max LVORI             4            4            7            6
Dispersion                         23 Fair                   57 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ008>010-170930-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-
Including the cities of Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Arab,
Scottsboro, Fort Payne, and Rainsville
305 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        PCldy
Min/Max Temp          60           75           59           84
Max/Min RH %          82           62           100          45
Wind 20ft am (mph)    S  8 G21     SW  7        Lgt/Var      S  5
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    S  8 G21     SW  7        Lgt/Var      S  5
Chance Precip (%)     20           50           20           20
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Precip Duration       1            2            1            1
Precip Amount         0.00         0.35         0.05         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1800                      4500
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 13                     S 10
LAL                   1            3            3            2
Stability Class       C            D            D            D
Max LVORI             3            4            9            7
Dispersion                         16 Gen Poor               46 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$


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