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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALABAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DISCUSSION
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHERN AL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON, ALONG WITH A GUSTY
SW WIND AND RH VALUES IN THE 40-50% RANGE. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT, WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE SUPPORTING AN INCREASE IN LOW CLOUDS EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW
AFTERNOON/EVENING. AFTER THIS ACTIVITY DISSIPATES, DRY BUT WARM
AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL EXIST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER, A
MORE SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON, BRINGING HIGH CHANCES FOR
WETTING RAINFALL. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GENERALLY GOOD-GOOD
BOTH FRIDAY & SATURDAY, WITH MIXING HEIGHTS OF 3-6 KFT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS OF 15-25 MPH. IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD, MEDIUM-HIGH
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH A STALLED FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF THE TN
VALLEY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF RAIN AND
STORMS NEXT WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY EVENING.
FOG POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS: PATCHY, LIGHT MIST & FOG
MAY DEVELOP IN WIND-SHELTERED LOCATIONS EARLY FRIDAY & SATURDAY
MORNINGS.
POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS: NONE AT THIS TIME.
ALZ001>003-061030-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, SHEFFIELD,
TUSCUMBIA, RUSSELLVILLE, AND RED BAY
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 81 62 76
MAX/MIN RH % 97 57 99 68
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 G17 S 6 SW 7 G17
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 G17 S 6 SW 7 G17
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 20 90
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.64
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3900 2900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 SW 22
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 5 6 6 5
DISPERSION 60 GEN GOOD 48 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ004-014-061030-
LAWRENCE-WINSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOULTON, TOWN CREEK, AND HALEYVILLE
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 81 62 77
MAX/MIN RH % 99 54 100 62
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 S 5 SW 7
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 S 5 SW 7
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 20 70
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.02 0.30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3600 4300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 SW 16
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 6 6 8 6
DISPERSION 58 GEN GOOD 44 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ005>007-016-061030-
LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATHENS, HUNTSVILLE, DECATUR, AND CULLMAN
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 81 62 78
MAX/MIN RH % 99 53 100 60
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 S 5 SW 8 G17
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 S 5 SW 8 G17
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 20 70
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.23
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4000 5500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 SW 20
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 6 6 7 5
DISPERSION 64 GOOD 55 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ008>010-061030-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBERTVILLE, BOAZ, GUNTERSVILLE, ARAB,
SCOTTSBORO, FORT PAYNE, AND RAINSVILLE
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 80 59 79
MAX/MIN RH % 99 55 100 57
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 S 4 SW 8 G17
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 S 4 SW 8 G17
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 30 60
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.11 0.13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4600 5800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 SW 21
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 6 7 7 6
DISPERSION 61 GOOD 68 GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM
RH 47 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
70/DD
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