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FXUS64 KBMX 032326
AFDBMX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
626 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 625 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
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 152 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2026
A LARGE DOME OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT ACROSS EASTERN
CONUS TODAY. SOME SCATTERED CLOUD COVER IS PRESENT ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA. OTHERWISE, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE
NOTED ON SATELLITE. FAIR AND LESS HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST (THROUGH FRIDAY) AS THE
SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS THE DOMINANT FEATURE. BY THURSDAY, THE
RIDGE CENTER WILL BEGIN TO NUDGE SOUTHEAST AS THE OVERALL RIDGE
SLOWLY WEAKENS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL IN THE SHORT
TERM BUT WILL SLOWLY RISE EACH DAY HEADED INTO THE WEEKEND.
ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS THIS WEEKEND IN THE LOWER LEVELS AS THE
SURFACE RIDGE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND PUSH OFF INTO THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC. SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES WILL PROPAGATE PERIODICALLY
AROUND A DEEP SOUTH AND GULF UPPER RIDGE THROUGH THE EXTENDED.
THIS WILL RESULT IN DAILY DIURNALLY ENHANCED CONVECTION CHANCES
STARTING SATURDAY.
08
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 625 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE CERTAIN OVER THE NEXT 24-HOURS DUE TO HIGH
PRESSURE. A FEW WISPY CIRRUS OR DAYTIME FAIR-WEATHER CUMULUS MAY
OCCUR.
89^GSATTERWHITE
FIRE WEATHER
THERE ARE NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THE COMING DAYS. FAIR
WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A DECLINE IN DEW POINTS
RESULTING IN AFTERNOON MINRH IN THE 30 AND 45 PERCENT RANGE.
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CLIMB OVER THE WEEKEND AS
MOISTURE VALUES REBOUND. EASTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS WILL GUST FROM
15 TO 20 MPH IN AREAS TODAY BEFORE TAPERING DOWN TONIGHT.
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...08
AVIATION...89^GSATTERWHITE
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