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
1140 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Low level moisture advection via 20 foot winds from the south
between 5 and 10 mph will help to keep afternoon relative humidity
RH values higher above 40 percent on Thursday. Mixing heights
will continue to climb well above 7000 feet in the afternoon.
Transport winds from the south will increase to between 10 and 15
mph.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible in the
afternoon hours on Friday. 20 foot winds will shift to the SW to W
around 5 mph with transport winds from the SW around 10 mph.
Mixing heights will be lower and only climb to around 6000 feet in
the afternoon. Afternoon relative humidity values will drop to
around percent or higher in the afternoon.

Fog potential over the next few days: None is expected.

Potential for Red Flag Conditions: None are expected.

ALZ001>003-010930-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-
Including the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, Russellville, and Red Bay
1140 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           MClear       MClear       PCldy        MCldy
Min/Max Temp          63           92           67           88
Max/Min RH %          87           42           100          57
Wind 20ft am (mph)    SE  4        S  8         S  4         W  5
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    SE  4        S  8         S  4         W  5
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            60
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Precip Duration                                              5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7700                      5900
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 13                      SW  9
Stability Class       D            D            D            D
Max LVORI             4            4            9            6
Dispersion                         63 Good                   33 Fair

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ004-014-010930-
Lawrence-Winston-
Including the cities of Moulton, Town Creek, and Haleyville
1140 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           MClear       MClear       PCldy        PCldy
Min/Max Temp          61           90           65           89
Max/Min RH %          93           40           100          49
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      S  7         Lgt/Var      SW  4
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      S  7         Lgt/Var      SW  4
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            50
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Precip Duration                                              2
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7700                      5900
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 13                      SW  9
Stability Class       D            D            D            D
Max LVORI             5            5            9            6
Dispersion                         76 Good                   56 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ005>007-016-010930-
Limestone-Madison-Morgan-Cullman-
Including the cities of Athens, Huntsville, Decatur, and Cullman
1140 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           MClear       MClear       PCldy        PCldy
Min/Max Temp          62           91           65           90
Max/Min RH %          90           41           99           51
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      S  7         Lgt/Var      SW  4
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      S  7         Lgt/Var      SW  4
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Precip Duration                                              2
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7500                      6100
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 12                      SW  9
Stability Class       D            D            D            D
Max LVORI             4            5            6            6
Dispersion                         63 Good                   59 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ008>010-010930-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-
Including the cities of Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Arab,
Scottsboro, Fort Payne, and Rainsville
1140 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           MClear       MClear       PCldy        PCldy
Min/Max Temp          61           89           65           89
Max/Min RH %          90           43           93           52
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      S  7         Lgt/Var      SW  5
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      S  7         Lgt/Var      SW  5
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.09
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7100                      6000
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 12                      SW  9
Stability Class       D            D            D            D
Max LVORI             4            5            6            5
Dispersion                         66 Good                   60 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 60s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 81 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

$$