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FXUS64 KBMX 111728
AFDBMX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1128 AM CST WED FEB 11 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1124 AM CST WED FEB 11 2026
- MEDIUM TO HIGH (40-80%) CHANCES FOR SHOWERS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY, HIGHEST CHANCES NORTH.
- COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY.
- HIGH (80-90%) RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND,
ESPECIALLY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS A
LOW PROBABILITY AT THIS TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS, AT LEAST FOR
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA.
DISCUSSION
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1045 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2026
THE LIGHT RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA.
ECHOES ARE NOT REACHING THE GROUND YET AS CLOUD DECKS ARE STILL
QUITE HIGH. AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING,
THESE DECKS WILL LOWER AND RAIN WILL BEGIN TO REACH THE SURFACE.
MUCAPE REMAINS LOW WITH THIS SYSTEM SO THUNDER IS NOT REALLY
EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA, BUT THERE IS A MINIMAL CHANCE
ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES JUST AFTER 12 PM. ACTIVITY
SHOULD DECREASE IN AERIAL COVERAGE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE, RAINFALL WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH GENERALLY A TENTH TO A
QUARTER OF INCH EXPECTED, WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE NORTH.
THE FRONT STILL APPEARS TO CLEAR THE AREA BY THE AFTERNOON WITH
SOME FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY MORNING. SMALL RAIN CHANCES RETURN FRIDAY
WITH A FEW DISTURBANCES IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND LOW-LEVEL
WARM AIR ADVECTION.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY:
THE NEXT SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH
OVER THE WEEKEND. STILL GETTING MIXED GUIDANCE WITH ONE GROUPING
SHOWING AN OPEN TROUGH, WHILE ANOTHER GROUPING IS A CLOSED OFF
LOW. WILL CONTINUE TO HEDGE THE THINKING TO MORE OF A SOUTHERN
OPEN TROUGH AS IT SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION. SHOWERS MAY BEGIN
SATURDAY AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD, FOLLOWED BE A LINE OF
SHOWERS AND SOME STORMS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING. THE
SOUTHERN TRACK OF THE SHORTWAVE AND SURFACE LOW SHOWN BY THE
MAJORITY OF ENSEMBLE CLUSTERS/DETERMINISTIC MODELS TYPICALLY
SUGGESTS SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY REMAINING CONFINED CLOSER TO
THE COAST. WE WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE EXACT TRACK AS A
FURTHER NORTH TREK WOULD RESULT IN MORE INSTABILITY. WHILE WE
CONTINUE TO MONITOR, PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAIN
FAIRLY LOW AT THIS TIME, WITH INSTABILITY MOSTLY SHOWING UP BEHIND
THE CONVECTION NEAR THE UPPER LOW CENTER.
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AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1124 AM CST WED FEB 11 2026
COLD FRONT HAS SLOWED DOWN A BIT BUT WILL BE APPROACHING THE
NORTHERN TERMINALS SHORTLY, AND THE SOUTHERN TERMINALS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. MAINLY MVFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON, EXCEPT
FOR MEDIUM CHANCES FOR SHORT DURATION IFR RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT
FOR THE NORTHERN TERMINALS. LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY IS ALSO
OCCURRING ALONG THE FRONT, WITH LOW CHANCES FOR MODERATE
INTENSITY SHOWERS WITH DAYTIME HEATING NEAR THE SOUTHERN
TERMINALS. VFR CONDITIONS RETURN BY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE REST OF THE PERIOD WITH NORTHERLY WINDS.
32/JDAVIS
FIRE WEATHER
SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG A COLD
FRONT WITH 20FT WINDS BECOMING NORTHERLY. THE FRONT HAS TRENDED
STRONGER RESULTING IN DRIER AIR MOVING IN. RH VALUES DROP INTO THE
20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS BUT WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND PERHAPS STORMS WILL MOVE
THROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
GADSDEN 62 34 61 35 / 60 0 0 0
ANNISTON 63 35 62 37 / 50 0 0 0
BIRMINGHAM 64 38 63 40 / 60 0 0 0
TUSCALOOSA 67 38 66 40 / 40 0 0 0
CALERA 65 37 66 39 / 50 0 0 0
AUBURN 69 42 66 41 / 50 10 0 0
MONTGOMERY 74 42 67 40 / 50 10 0 0
TROY 75 45 68 41 / 40 30 0 0
BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...16
AVIATION...32/JDAVIS
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