Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Alabama
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
237 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
.DISCUSSION...
A bit more sunshine is expected on Sunday with scattered showers
and thunderstorms possible in the afternoon. Expect this activity
to increase in coverage Sunday night. Light and variable 20 foot
winds are expected with southwesterly transport winds between 5
and 10 mph as well. Mixing Heights are expected to climb above 7000
feet in the afternoon. Afternoon relative humidity values will
remain high, only dropping to between 50 and 55 percent.
20 foot winds from the southwest around 10 mph are expected on
Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will continue, especially in the
morning and early afternoon before moving east of the area Monday
night. Southwesterly transport winds will increase to between 15
and 20 mph. Mixing heights again will climb well above 6000 feet to
around 7000 feet in the afternoon. Afternoon relative humidity
values will remain high, only dropping to between 50 and 55 percent.
Fog potential over the next few days: Some isolated to very patchy
fog is possible, especially near bodies of water.
Potential for Red Flag Conditions: None are expected with such
high afternoon relative humidity values expected.
ALZ001>003-050930-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-
Including the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, Russellville, and Red Bay
237 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover PCldy PCldy MCldy MCldy
Min/Max Temp 62 83 62 82
Max/Min RH % 100 52 100 56
Wind 20ft am (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8
Wind 20ft pm (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 80 60
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Precip Duration 1 9 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.19 0.35 0.09
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 7600 6900
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 6 SW 16
LAL 2 3 4 3
Stability Class D D C C
Max LVORI 10 7 9 6
Dispersion 52 Gen Good 81 Good
Remarks...None.
$$
ALZ004-014-050930-
Lawrence-Winston-
Including the cities of Moulton, Town Creek, and Haleyville
237 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover MClear MCldy MCldy MCldy
Min/Max Temp 60 84 62 83
Max/Min RH % 100 51 100 53
Wind 20ft am (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8
Wind 20ft pm (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 80 50
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Precip Duration 1 8 2
Precip Amount 0.00 0.15 0.41 0.07
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 7000 7000
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 7 SW 15
LAL 2 3 4 3
Stability Class D D D D
Max LVORI 10 8 10 5
Dispersion 46 Gen Good 96 Good
Remarks...None.
$$
ALZ005>007-016-050930-
Limestone-Madison-Morgan-Cullman-
Including the cities of Athens, Huntsville, Decatur, and Cullman
237 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover PCldy PCldy MCldy MCldy
Min/Max Temp 61 83 64 83
Max/Min RH % 100 52 100 55
Wind 20ft am (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8
Wind 20ft pm (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8
Chance Precip (%) 20 30 70 60
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Precip Duration 1 1 8 6
Precip Amount 0.03 0.06 0.34 0.09
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 7100 7300
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 6 SW 17
LAL 3 3 4 3
Stability Class D D C D
Max LVORI 10 7 8 6
Dispersion 43 Gen Good 107 Very Good
Remarks...None.
$$
ALZ008>010-050930-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-
Including the cities of Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Arab,
Scottsboro, Fort Payne, and Rainsville
237 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover PCldy MCldy MCldy MCldy
Min/Max Temp 60 83 61 81
Max/Min RH % 100 52 100 56
Wind 20ft am (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8
Wind 20ft pm (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8
Chance Precip (%) 30 30 60 60
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Precip Duration 1 1 7 9
Precip Amount 0.07 0.04 0.18 0.12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 7500 7400
Transport Wnd (mph) W 7 SW 17
LAL 3 3 3 3
Stability Class D D C D
Max LVORI 10 9 10 6
Dispersion 49 Gen Good 104 Very Good
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
South winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
South winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
44 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
$$