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FXUS64 KHUN 221515
AFDHUN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
915 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
..NEW NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 913 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
- BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY INTO MONDAY WITH WINDS GUSTING MAINLY
20-25 MPH.
- VERY COLD SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS
IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 6-12F
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
- A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN TUESDAY, WITH ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
NEAR TERM
(REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 913 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
A FRIGID START TO THE MORNING WITH 8AM TEMPS IN THE 30S. THESE
TEMPS ARE RUNNING 12 DEGREES COOLER THAN THIS TIME YESTERDAY AND
25 DEGREES COOLER THAN FRIDAY MORNING TEMPS! SKIES WILL BE SUNNY
TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BUT THAT WON'T HELP TEMPS MUCH.
WE'LL HAVE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE, BETWEEN THAT HIGH
PRESSURE AND THE SFC LOW OFF THE MID ATLANTIC. THESE BREEZY
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL NOT ONLY FILTER IN CAA, BUT PROVIDE A
WIND CHILL THROUGHOUT TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHS TODAY WILL ONLY
REACH THE LOWER 40S, BUT IT WILL FEEL MORE LIKE IT'S IN THE 30S.
NW WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
RIGHT NOW, THIS REMAINS BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT THOSE IN
NE AL HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR BRUSHING UP TO THAT
THRESHOLD, SO OBS WILL BE MONITORED FOR ANY FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS.
WINDS WILL SLIM DOWN A LITTLE OVERNIGHT, BUT REMAIN BREEZY. THIS
WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE IN THE TEENS
TO SINGLE DIGITS (6-12 DEGREES) THAN IN THE LOWER 20S. ENSURE YOU
ARE DRESSED WARMLY IN LAYERS WITH A HAT, COAT AND GLOVES TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM
(MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 913 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
MONDAY MORNING WILL START OUT IN THE 20S, BUT IT WILL FEEL EVEN
COLDER, 6-12 DEGREES, AS BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS PERSIST.
ENSURE YOU ARE DRESSED WARMLY IN LAYERS WITH A HAT, COAT AND
GLOVES FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK OR SCHOOL. AS THE SFC LOW
IN THE MID ATLANTIC LIFTS UP THE COAST, HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL FINALLY SLACK THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LET THE WINDS CALM DOWN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
UNTIL IT DOES, THE WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT'S IN THE 20S
UNTIL LUNCHTIME OR SO. DESPITE THE SUNSHINE, HIGHS WILL BE THE
COLDEST OF THE WEEK ONLY REACHING THE UPPER 30S. AS THE SFC HIGH
IS NEARLY OVERHEAD, SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR AND WITH FINALLY
NEARLY CALM WINDS, IT WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING
DROPPING LOWS INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
A WARM UP IS ON THE WAY! SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH SOUTHEASTWARD
TUESDAY AND RETURN BREEZY SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS PUSH OF WAA WILL
HELP US REBOUND NICELY TUESDAY AND EVEN MORE SO ON WEDNESDAY.
DESPITE THE INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
FRONTAL SYSTEM, HIGHS WILL REACH THE LOWER 50S ON TUESDAY AND THE
LOWER 60S ON WEDNESDAY!
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 914 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM. DESPITE THE CLOUD COVER, SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL HELP TO PUSH HIGH TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE LOW TO MID
60S. ANOTHER FAST-MOVING TROUGH WILL RIPPLE THROUGH THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, BRINGING MEDIUM TO HIGH
CHANCES (50-80%) FOR RAIN SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
THIS ACTIVITY WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY NIGHT,
WITH SOME DECENT WETTING RAINS OF BETWEEN 0.5" TO 1.0" FORECAST.
THEREAFTER, WE WILL REMAIN IN ZONAL FLOW ALOFT AND IN A MILD
PATTERN TO CLOSE OUT THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WITH PARTLY CLOUDY
CONDITIONS AND SOUTHERLY WINDS KEEPING HIGHS IN THE 60S AND LOWS
IN THE 40S.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 436 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. GUSTY NW WINDS
WILL BE PRESENT THE ENTIRE TAF PERIOD WITH STRONGEST GUSTS NEAR 25
KTS POSSIBLE FROM 18-00Z.
HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...NONE.
TN...NONE.
NEAR TERM...JMS
SHORT TERM....JMS
LONG TERM....AMP
AVIATION...RAD
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