Area Forecast Discussion
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1157 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

.UPDATE...
FOR AVIATION.

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF DISCUSSION.

LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS TAFS. VFR CONDITIONS AT PRESENT.
BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS WE MOVE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW JUST ALOFT ABOVE
THE SURFACE. FAIRLY CONFIDENT OF MVFR VISIBILITIES BUT CONTINUE TO NOT
BE QUITE AS CONFIDENT ON THE POSSIBILITY OF IFR VISIBILITIES...SO
ONLY A FEW TEMPOS FOR NOW. WINDS ALOFT NEAR SUNRISE MAY BE TOO
MUCH FOR THE LOWER RANGE. ALL LOCALES SHOULD GO BACK TO VFR BY
14/15Z WITH MIXING EXPECTED.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 838 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013/

UPDATE...
EVENING UPDATE.

DISCUSSION...

AFTER PREVIOUSLY REMOVING POPS FROM THE SMALL PART OF THE
SOUTHEAST THAT ORIGINALLY HAD THEM TONIGHT...THE FORECAST IS
LARGELY IN GOOD SHAPE. DEW POINTS ARE RUNNING A BIT HIGHER THAN
FORECAST (THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EMERGING TREND)...AND I`M GETTING
THE FEELING THAT CLOUDINESS WILL NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. OTHERWISE...TEMPS ARE DOING FINE AND WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     64  89  66  82  66 /   0  10  10  60  40
ANNISTON    66  88  67  84  65 /   0  10  10  60  50
BIRMINGHAM  68  90  68  83  66 /   0  10  10  60  40
TUSCALOOSA  65  91  67  83  65 /   0  10  20  60  30
CALERA      67  90  66  84  66 /   0  10  10  60  40
AUBURN      66  89  67  85  65 /   0  10  10  40  40
MONTGOMERY  66  92  67  88  67 /   0  10  10  40  50
TROY        64  91  67  89  67 /  10  10  10  30  40

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

$$

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