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FNUS54 KHUN 081930
FWFHUN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALABAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
230 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
DISCUSSION
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY, AS UPPER LEVEL
SYSTEMS ACROSS A MOIST ATMOSPHERE. DAYTIME HEATING AND RESULTANT
INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. SOME OF THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING COULD BECOME SEVERE, WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE
HAIL, SOME OVER 2" IN DIAMETER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 1/4 OF AN
INCH IS EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER POSSIBLE. SHOWER ACTIVITY
SHOULD WANE AS WE GO INTO THE EVENING. FAIR SMOKE DISPERSION RATES
ARE FORECAST ACROSS NORTHEAST AL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WITH
GENERALLY GOOD RATES ELSEWHERE.
FOG POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS: PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG
FORMATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,
ESPECIALLY IN/NEAR LOCATIONS THAT RECENTLY RECEIVED WETTING
RAINFALL, AND SHELTERED LOCATIONS. SOME OF THE FOG COULD BECOME
LOCALLY DENSE WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/4 OF A MILE OR LESS.
POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS: NOT FORECAST AT THIS TIME.
ALZ001>003-090930-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, SHEFFIELD,
TUSCUMBIA, RUSSELLVILLE, AND RED BAY
230 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 74 51 72
MAX/MIN RH % 100 58 79 46
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 NE 5 NE 7
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 NE 5 NE 7
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE SHOWERS
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4600 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 15 NE 14
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 9 7 4 4
DISPERSION 48 GEN GOOD 50 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ004-014-090930-
LAWRENCE-WINSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOULTON, TOWN CREEK, AND HALEYVILLE
230 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 75 52 72
MAX/MIN RH % 100 56 83 47
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 NE 5 NE 7
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 NE 5 NE 7
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE SHOWERS
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4800 4400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 NE 13
STABILITY CLASS D D C D
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 4
DISPERSION 42 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ005>007-016-090930-
LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATHENS, HUNTSVILLE, DECATUR, AND CULLMAN
230 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 76 51 73
MAX/MIN RH % 99 55 81 47
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 NE 5 NE 6
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 NE 5 NE 6
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE SHOWERS
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5400 4400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 NE 12
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 9 6 4 4
DISPERSION 44 GEN GOOD 45 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ008>010-090930-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBERTVILLE, BOAZ, GUNTERSVILLE, ARAB,
SCOTTSBORO, FORT PAYNE, AND RAINSVILLE
230 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 76 51 72
MAX/MIN RH % 100 54 79 45
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 NE 5 E 6
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 NE 5 E 6
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE SHOWERS
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.01 0.00 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5600 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 E 10
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 9 7 4 3
DISPERSION 33 FAIR 38 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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