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FXUS64 KBMX 040011
AFDBMX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
611 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 601 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2026
- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK.
- INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS RETURN
FROM THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 1114 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026
WE'LL REMAIN CLOUDY FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AS A WEDGE FRONT IS
STRETCHED ACROSS CENTRAL AL. BROAD HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK WITH GENERALLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. THIS
WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS AND TEMPERATURES REMAINING ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK
LEADING TO INCREASED RAIN CHANCES BEGINNING FRIDAY. LIKE THE LAST
FEW FRONTAL BOUNDARY, THIS ONE IS AGAIN EXPECTED TO SLOW AND STALL
ACROSS THE REGION, LEADING TO PERSISTENT RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
25/OWEN
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 605 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2026
ALL TAFS ARE VFR ATTM. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE
LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH MVFR TO LIFR STRATUS ALONG
WITH SOME DENSE FOG EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO C AL FROM GA AFTER 10Z.
THE FOG SHOULD PRIMARILY AFFECT AUO BUT THE STRATUS IS EXPECTED
TO MAKE FURTHER INTRUSION FOR MOST OF THE AREA EXCEPT MAYBE TCL.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BACK TO VFR FROM 14-16Z. WINDS DURING
THE DAY WILL BE SE-S 5-10KTS WITH MIXING.
08
FIRE WEATHER
RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS WITH MIN RHS IN THE 40-50% RANGE. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR
RAIN WILL BE LATE IN THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY PUSHES INTO THE REGION.
CLIMATE
ISSUED AT 1120 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026
RECORD HIGHS FOR THIS WEEK
MARCH 4:
KBHM: 84/1976
KEET: 84/2022
KTCL: 83/1976
KMGM: 85/2022
MARCH 5:
KBHM: 83/1974
KEET: 83/2022
KANB: 84/1974
KTCL: 83/1974
KMGM: 85/1989
MARCH 6:
KBHM: 83/1974
KEET: 81/2023
KANB: 84/1974
KTCL: 83/1974
KMGM: 86/2022
MARCH 7:
KBHM: 84/1956
KEET: 83/2023
KANB: 85/1974
KTCL: 85/2023
KMGM: 87/2023
MARCH 8:
KBHM: 83/1974
KEET: 81/2000
KANB: 84/1974
KTCL: 83/1992
KMGM: 84/1951
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
GADSDEN 51 80 55 82 / 0 0 0 10
ANNISTON 52 79 56 82 / 0 0 0 10
BIRMINGHAM 55 81 59 82 / 0 0 0 10
TUSCALOOSA 56 82 58 82 / 0 0 0 0
CALERA 54 81 57 82 / 0 0 0 10
AUBURN 55 79 59 81 / 0 0 0 20
MONTGOMERY 53 81 58 84 / 0 0 0 20
TROY 53 81 58 83 / 0 0 0 20
BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...25/OWEN
AVIATION...08
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