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 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorms ahead of an approaching cold front will
limit fire weather and smoke dispersions today as mixing heights
are capped near 3kft. Dry conditions are forecast to move through
on Monday where gen good dispersions are forecast with mixing
heights above 4kft and NE transport winds above critical
thresholds.

Fog potential over the next few days: Patchy dense fog is
forecast the next two mornings, especially over NE AL.

Potential for Red Flag Conditions: None.

ALZ001>003-042130-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-
Including the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, Russellville, and Red Bay
219 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       MCldy        Clear
Max/Min Temp          80           57           82
Min/Max RH %          68           98           33
Wind 20ft am (mph)    NE  5        NE  5        NE 10
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    NE  5        NE  5        NE 10
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None
Precip Duration       2
Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3400                      4800
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  9                     NE 14
Stability Class       C            D            D
Max LVORI             9            6            4
Dispersion            24 Fair                   57 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ004-014-042130-
Lawrence-Winston-
Including the cities of Moulton, Town Creek, and Haleyville
219 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       MCldy        MClear
Max/Min Temp          80           58           83
Min/Max RH %          72           100          32
Wind 20ft am (mph)    NE  4        NE  5        NE  9 G17
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    NE  4        NE  5        NE  9 G17
Chance Precip (%)     50           0            0
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None
Precip Duration       2
Precip Amount         0.14         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2900                      4800
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  9                     NE 13
Stability Class       C            D            D
Max LVORI             9            9            5
Dispersion            23 Fair                   54 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ005>007-016-042130-
Limestone-Madison-Morgan-Cullman-
Including the cities of Athens, Huntsville, Decatur, and Cullman
219 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       MCldy        MClear
Max/Min Temp          80           58           84
Min/Max RH %          76           100          35
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      N  5         NE  9 G17
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      N  5         NE  9 G17
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None
Precip Duration       3            1
Precip Amount         0.18         0.03         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2800                      5100
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  8                     NE 13
Stability Class       C            D            D
Max LVORI             10           8            6
Dispersion            20 Gen Poor               52 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ008>010-042130-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-
Including the cities of Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Arab,
Scottsboro, Fort Payne, and Rainsville
219 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       MClear
Max/Min Temp          78           60           82
Min/Max RH %          82           100          40
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  8
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  8
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Precip Duration       5            1
Precip Amount         0.27         0.05         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2100                      4800
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  6                     NE 12
Stability Class       C            D            D
Max LVORI             10           9            6
Dispersion            14 Gen Poor               47 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
31 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 44 percent. East winds around 10 mph.

$$