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
219 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Mixing heights, transport winds, and dispersions will be high
enough for decent burning conditions through the rest of the
afternoon, however Friday will start a prolonged period of higher
rain chances. Friday morning high (50-80%) rain chances will be
present in NW AL and continue to move east through the day. Medium
to high rain chances (30-70%) will remain through the entire
weekend with each afternoon seeing the best chances for rain.
Through the weekend, half an inch to an inch of rain is expected
area wide.

Fog potential over the next few days: None at this time.

Potential for Red Flag Conditions: None at this time.

ALZ001>003-031000-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-
Including the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, Russellville, and Red Bay
219 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          64           78           62           81
Max/Min RH %          100          66           100          57
Wind 20ft am (mph)    S  5         SW  8        Lgt/Var      SW  5
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    S  5         SW  8        Lgt/Var      SW  5
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           70           70
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Duration       3            8            6            5
Precip Amount         0.13         0.22         0.20         0.08
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5400                      4200
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     W 13
LAL                   3            4            4            3
Stability Class       C            D            C            D
Max LVORI             7            6            9            7
Dispersion                         45 Gen Good               59 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ004-014-031000-
Lawrence-Winston-
Including the cities of Moulton, Town Creek, and Haleyville
219 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          64           80           61           81
Max/Min RH %          96           57           100          57
Wind 20ft am (mph)    S  5         SW  8        Lgt/Var      SW  5
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    S  5         SW  8        Lgt/Var      SW  5
Chance Precip (%)     50           70           70           70
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Duration       1            5            6            5
Precip Amount         0.02         0.23         0.17         0.11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6600                      5400
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 14                     SW 17
LAL                   3            4            4            3
Stability Class       D            D            D            D
Max LVORI             6            6            9            7
Dispersion                         59 Gen Good               83 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ005>007-016-031000-
Limestone-Madison-Morgan-Cullman-
Including the cities of Athens, Huntsville, Decatur, and Cullman
219 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          65           82           63           82
Max/Min RH %          94           55           100          58
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      S  8         Lgt/Var      SW  6
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      S  8         Lgt/Var      SW  6
Chance Precip (%)     40           70           70           70
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Duration       1            4            9            6
Precip Amount         0.02         0.25         0.21         0.10
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6900                      5200
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 14                      SW 17
LAL                   2            4            4            3
Stability Class       C            D            D            D
Max LVORI             6            5            10           6
Dispersion                         74 Good                   83 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ008>010-031000-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-
Including the cities of Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Arab,
Scottsboro, Fort Payne, and Rainsville
219 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          63           81           61           80
Max/Min RH %          93           50           100          56
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      S  7         Lgt/Var      SW  6
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      S  7         Lgt/Var      SW  6
Chance Precip (%)     20           60           70           80
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Duration       0            4            9            10
Precip Amount         0.00         0.10         0.25         0.23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6700                      6800
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 14                      SW 18
LAL                   2            3            4            3
Stability Class       D            C            C            D
Max LVORI             6            5            10           6
Dispersion                         73 Good                   87 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.

$$