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FXUS64 KBMX 160453
AFDBMX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1153 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 1152 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
- THERE IS A MEDIUM TO HIGH CHANCE THAT SOME COMMUNITIES ACROSS
CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL SEE THEIR FIRST 90 DEGREE DAY OF THE YEAR
BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR
PARTS OF THE REGION MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THEN, ANY
ACTIVITY WILL BE VERY LIMITED IN COVERAGE AS FAIR WEATHER
DOMINATES.
DISCUSSION
(SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 1152 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
A PWAT (MOISTURE) DEFICIT REMAINS IN PLACE FOR MOST OF ALABAMA
THIS WEEKEND (FRIDAY EVENING WEATHER BALLOON FROM NWS BIRMINGHAM
SHOWED 0.73"); HOWEVER, SOUTHERLY FLOW INDUCED BY DEEPENING LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
ATLANTIC SHOULD RESULT IN PLUMES OF INCREASED PWATS TO OUR WEST
AND EAST ON SUNDAY. DIURNALLY-DRIVEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS,
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE, ARE SHOWN TO DEVELOP DURING
THE AFTERNOON ALONG THOSE AREAS OF INCREASED MOISTURE. GIVEN THE
PROXIMITY OF THE AXIS OVER GEORGIA, IT'S PLAUSIBLE THAT SOME
ACTIVITY CLIPS PARTS OF EAST ALABAMA. OTHERWISE, FAIR WEATHER
DOMINATES.
A PERSISTENT TROUGHING PATTERN IS FORECAST OVER THE CENTRAL U.S.
NEXT WEEK WITH SUCCESSIVE SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ALONG ITS SOUTHERN
FLANK. THIS IS LIKELY TO EASE THE INFLUENCE OF NEARBY HIGH
PRESSURE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MID TO LATE IN THE WEEK AS MOISTURE CONTENT
INCREASES MORE BROADLY. A FRONT IS EVEN SHOWN TO MAKE IT TO OUR
AREA, THOUGH IT'S LIKELY TO BE WEAK GIVEN A MAJORITY OF THE UPPER-
LEVEL SUPPORT MISSING US TO THE NORTH. STILL, IT COULD PROVIDE A
MODEST ENHANCEMENT TO THE COVERAGE OF ACTIVITY.
LASTLY, WHILE FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW WEAK TO MODERATE
INSTABILITY NEXT WEEK, DEEP-LAYER FLOW ISN'T ALL THAT STRONG
(BULK SHEAR NEAR 25 KNOTS); THUS, AN ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT ISN'T APPARENT AT THIS TIME.
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AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 621 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, OFFERING
CONTINUED VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS. SOME HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS
WILL OCCASIONALLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.
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FIRE WEATHER
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE NIL TO VERY LOW THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
THEN FORECAST MID TO LATE IN THE WEEK. MODERATE TO EXTREME
DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA, THOUGH THE
LACK OF LOW MINRH OR GUSTY WINDS OVER THE DAYS AHEAD LESSENS BONA
FIDE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
GADSDEN 52 84 59 88 / 0 0 0 10
ANNISTON 54 84 61 87 / 0 0 0 10
BIRMINGHAM 59 85 63 88 / 0 0 0 0
TUSCALOOSA 59 84 60 87 / 0 0 0 0
CALERA 56 86 61 88 / 0 0 0 0
AUBURN 58 86 66 88 / 0 0 0 20
MONTGOMERY 55 87 62 88 / 0 0 0 10
TROY 54 87 62 87 / 0 0 0 10
BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...89^GSATTERWHITE
AVIATION...89^GSATTERWHITE
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