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FXUS64 KBMX 031752
AFDBMX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1252 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 1251 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2026
- HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING CLEAR AND LESS-HUMID WEATHER THROUGH
FRIDAY.
- A RETURN TO RAINY AND STORMY WEATHER RETURNS OVER THE WEEKEND
AND PERSISTS INTO NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1200 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2026
SURFACE AND MID-LEVEL RIDGING/HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY, WITH A SIMILAR CONFIGURATION LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY.
THIS WILL PROMOTE FAIR-WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LESS-HUMID AIR.
OVER THE WEEKEND, MOIST ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS AS THE SURFACE RIDGE
POSITIONS. THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE IS SHOWN TO BECOME DAMPENED BY
SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ON ITS PERIMETER. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TO REBOUND WITH A SIMILAR PATTERN
CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEK.
89^GSATTERWHITE
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1251 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2026
A VFR FORECAST IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AT ALL TAF SITES
WITH SURFACE RIDGING ACROSS EASTERN CONUS WITH MINIMAL CLOUD
COVER EXPECTED. EASTERLY WINDS 8-12KTS WITH A FEW HIGH GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY WITH MIXING. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL RELAX TONIGHT
WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE TO NEAR CALM WINDS THANKS TO RIDGING.
EASTERLY WINDS OF 5-10KTS WILL PICK UP DURING THE DAY THURSDAY
WITH MIXING.
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FIRE WEATHER
THERE ARE NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THE COMING DAYS. FAIR
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A DECLINE IN DEW
POINTS RESULTING IN AFTERNOON MINRH IN THE 30 AND 40 PERCENT
RANGE DURING. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CLIMB OVER THE
WEEKEND AS MOISTURE VALUES REBOUND. EASTERLY WINDS WILL GUST NEAR
25 MPH IN AREAS TODAY FROM MID-MORNING TO LATE-AFTERNOON.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
GADSDEN 53 83 56 85 / 0 0 0 0
ANNISTON 54 83 58 85 / 0 0 0 0
BIRMINGHAM 59 82 61 85 / 0 0 0 0
TUSCALOOSA 59 83 61 86 / 0 0 0 0
CALERA 56 84 59 86 / 0 0 0 0
AUBURN 57 81 61 84 / 0 0 0 0
MONTGOMERY 57 83 61 86 / 0 0 0 0
TROY 56 82 60 85 / 0 0 0 0
BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...89^GSATTERWHITE
AVIATION...08
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