781  
FNUS54 KHUN 060722  
FWFHUN  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALABAMA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
222 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS FORECAST ACROSS  
NORTHERN ALABAMA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME  
STRONG TO SEVERE IN INTENSITY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO  
FORECAST, WITH PONDING OF WATER AND LOW TO MODERATE FLOODING  
CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3  
INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. A COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND  
TONIGHT, RESULTING IN SHOWER ACTIVITY ENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO  
SOUTHEAST IN THE OVERNIGHT.  
 
DRY CONDITIONS RETURN THURSDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES FURTHER TO  
THE SOUTH. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 50-55 PERCENT  
ARE FORECAST THURSDAY, ALONG WITH GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION RATES.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS: NOT FORECAST AT THIS TIME.  
 
POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS: NOT FORECAST AT THIS TIME.  
 
ALZ001>003-062130-  
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, SHEFFIELD,  
TUSCUMBIA, RUSSELLVILLE, AND RED BAY  
222 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY  
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 51 70  
MIN/MAX RH % 83 100 50  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) W 5 N 4 N 5  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) W 5 N 4 N 5  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 0  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
PRECIP DURATION 11 7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 1.24 0.59 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2000 5600  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 NW 13  
STABILITY CLASS C C C  
MAX LVORI 8 8 6  
DISPERSION 29 FAIR 77 GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
ALZ004-014-062130-  
LAWRENCE-WINSTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOULTON, TOWN CREEK, AND HALEYVILLE  
222 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 54 71  
MIN/MAX RH % 84 100 52  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) SW 5 N 4 N 5  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) SW 5 N 4 N 5  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 0  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
PRECIP DURATION 11 9  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.97 1.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2300 5300  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 NW 13  
STABILITY CLASS C C C  
MAX LVORI 6 8 7  
DISPERSION 43 GEN GOOD 62 GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
ALZ005>007-016-062130-  
LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-CULLMAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATHENS, HUNTSVILLE, DECATUR, AND CULLMAN  
222 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 53 71  
MIN/MAX RH % 83 100 51  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) SW 6 N 4 NW 6  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) SW 6 N 4 NW 6  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 90 0  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
PRECIP DURATION 11 9  
PRECIP AMOUNT 1.09 0.96 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2500 5300  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 NW 14  
STABILITY CLASS D D C  
MAX LVORI 5 9 5  
DISPERSION 46 GEN GOOD 73 GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
ALZ008>010-062130-  
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBERTVILLE, BOAZ, GUNTERSVILLE, ARAB,  
SCOTTSBORO, FORT PAYNE, AND RAINSVILLE  
222 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 55 70  
MIN/MAX RH % 83 100 54  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR NW 7  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR NW 7  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 0  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
PRECIP DURATION 10 10  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.98 1.18 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2400 4900  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 NW 14  
STABILITY CLASS D D C  
MAX LVORI 5 9 9  
DISPERSION 45 GEN GOOD 73 GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.   
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
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