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Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
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377 FXUS64 KHUN 150533 AFDHUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1233 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Rest of tonight and Tuesday) Issued at 1017 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Tranquil weather across the Tennessee Valley late this evening as what little convection that did develop earlier this afternoon has long since waned. As a result, mostly clear/calm conditions are prevailing across the region. Given the lack of convection today, don`t think fog will be much of an issue with the boundary layer remaining dry. All in all, a fairly typical warm/humid mid-July night with lows dropping into the lower 70s in most locations. Tuesday will be a near carbon-copy of Monday, with a mostly sunny morning helping to warm the boundary layer into the low to mid 90s by the afternoon. With dewpoints creeping a touch higher, heat index values will reach or slightly exceed the 100 degree mark in many locations, but should remain below Advisory criteria for Tuesday. Diurnally driven pulse convection will again redevelop in the afternoon, but think coverage may be even more limited today -- with a bulk of the thunderstorm activity focused to our east closer to the trough axis over Florida into the Carolinas. Any convection that does get going during peak heating could potentially become locally strong with gusty winds and heavy downpours being the main threat. && .SHORT TERM... (Tuesday night through Thursday) Issued at 1017 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Any convection that does develop on Tuesday will quickly wane with the loss of heating and expect another warm/muggy night with lows in the low to mid 70s. With dewpoints continuing to trend ever so slightly upward, heat will begin to become more of a concern Wednesday and Thursday as highs are forecast to reach the low to mid 90s -- with heat index values progged to reach at least the 100-105 degree range (with some locally higher values above 105 degrees noted across portions of northwest and north central Alabama). Combined with lows remaining in the mid to potentially upper 70s at night, this may create some elevated heat concerns and an Advisory may need to be considered in future updates. One aspect of the forecast that could temper our highs a little lower will be cloud cover and PoPs as the aforementioned trough axis from the low over the Gulf gradually shifts to the west. Low to medium (30-50%) chances of showers and storms will return to the forecast each day favoring the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms could become locally strong each day, with gusty winds and heavy downpours again being the main threats. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday night through Monday) Issued at 1017 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Our attention in the extended will focus on the progress of Invest 93L that will be moving westward over the northern Gulf during the middle of this week. Some guidance indicates this system may develop tropical characteristics before it veers into the LA/MS/AL coastline during a Thursday night to Friday timeframe. All this would mean for the Tennessee Valley will be the potential for a gradual increase in PoPs Friday and potentially into the upcoming weekend. How widespread this activity will be will depend on the eventual track of this system -- but long range ensembles are honing on at least medium chances for showers and thunderstorms. This would especially be true if this feature begins to interact with a weak frontal boundary attempting to push southeast from the Ohio/Mid-Mississippi Valley. Given the deep tropical moisture that will be present across the Deep South, locally heavy rainfall and potentially flooding would be the primary concerns. Thus, the track of this system and how it evolves is something we`ll need to watch in the coming days. Given the added cloud cover and potentially higher rain chances, heat impacts don`t appear to be as high during this late week timeframe. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1233 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period at KHSV and KMSL. A few thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, however coverage will be so isolated, did not include it in the TAFs. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...AMP SHORT TERM....AMP LONG TERM....AMP AVIATION...JMS