165  
FNUS54 KBMX 082125  
FWFBMX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
325 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HURRICANE IDA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL  
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND MONDAY. EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS  
WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...BECOMING GUSTY AT TIMES. RAIN  
WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST  
BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AREA  
WIDE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. RAINFALL WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST  
TUESDAY EVENING...WITH BREEZY WIND CONDITIONS BEHIND THE EXITING  
SYSTEM THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
ALZ011>015-022>025-090930-  
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-  
SHELBY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...  
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...  
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER  
325 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 70 60  
TEMP 52 72 54 66  
RH % 93 51 93 62  
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) E 9 N 17  
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) E 3 E 15 NE 15 N 13  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 1.64 2.25  
PRECIP DURATION 2 9 2  
MIXING HGT(AGL-FEET) 0 0  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 5 NE 12  
DISPERSION INDEX 1 0 1 0  
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
EXTENDED
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS  
UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ALZ017>021-026>029-036>038-090930-  
BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-  
RANDOLPH-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...  
HEFLIN...PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...  
ROANOKE...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...  
LANETT...LAFAYETTE  
325 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 80 90  
TEMP 47 71 52 64  
RH % 88 47 95 71  
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) E 10 NE 15  
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) E 5 E 16 NE 16 N 13  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.82 2.65  
PRECIP DURATION 1 12 7  
MIXING HGT(AGL-FEET) 0 0  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 7 NE 18  
DISPERSION INDEX 1 0 1 18  
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
EXTENDED
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
ALZ030>035-039>041-090930-  
SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...  
MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...DEMOPOLIS...  
LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE  
325 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 90 70  
TEMP 52 72 60 67  
RH % 95 61 90 65  
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) E 11 N 17  
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) E 4 E 17 NE 17 N 13  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 1.43 1.22  
PRECIP DURATION 5 12 5  
MIXING HGT(AGL-FEET) 0 0  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 9 NE 14  
DISPERSION INDEX 1 0 1 0  
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
EXTENDED
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ALZ042>050-090930-  
LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...  
TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...  
OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA  
325 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 100 90  
TEMP 52 72 59 68  
RH % 94 60 96 74  
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) E 12 E 15  
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) E 7 E 18 E 18 NW 14  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.87 1.30  
PRECIP DURATION 1 12 7  
MIXING HGT(AGL-FEET) 0 0  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 9 NE 16  
DISPERSION INDEX 1 0 1 0  
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
EXTENDED
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFT