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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALABAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1127 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
LITTLE TO NO RAIN IS FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE UPPER 20 TO LOWER 30
PERCENT RANGE THIS WEEKEND; ALTHOUGH, LOWER RHS TO THE MID 20S MAY
BE REALIZED IN SOME SPOTS ON SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
THEN INCREASE TO THE MID 30 TO LOWER 40 PERCENT RANGE ON MONDAY.
SOUTHERLY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10 MPH ON
SUNDAY, BUT GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 15-20 MPH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THESE ELEVATED WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO REACH BETWEEN
6000-8800 FEET ON SUNDAY AND BETWEEN 4500-6500 FEET ON MONDAY.
LASTLY, VERY GOOD DAYTIME DISPERSIONS ON SUNDAY BECOME GOOD TO
VERY GOOD ON MONDAY.
THERE IS AN ELEVATED WEATHER RISK THIS WEEKEND, BUT ESPECIALLY ON
SUNDAY. CONDITIONS ARE VERY DRY (DRY FUELS AND MIN RHS IN THE
UPPER 20 TO LOWER 30 PERCENT RANGE) AND WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
ELEVATED WITH SUSTAINED VALUES AROUND 10 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN
15-20 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION
CENTER HAS OUTLOOKED NORTH ALABAMA IN A HIGH RISK OF SIGNIFICANT
FIRE POTENTIAL FOR SUNDAY. THEREFORE, A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 11AM THROUGH 7PM SUNDAY. WE URGE
EVERYONE TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND REFRAIN FROM BURNING THIS
WEEKEND, BUT ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY. PLEASE OBEY ANY LOCAL BURN BANS
THAT ARE IN PLACE!
FOG POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS: NONE AT THIS TIME.
POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS: MONITORING THE POTENTIAL FOR
RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS, ELEVATED
WINDS, AND A HIGH RISK OF SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL FROM
THE NICC.
ALZ001>003-120930-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, SHEFFIELD,
TUSCUMBIA, RUSSELLVILLE, AND RED BAY
1127 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 85 60 82
MAX/MIN RH % 83 30 75 41
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 S 6 S 9 G17
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 S 6 S 9 G17
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7600 6500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 21 SW 20
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 3
DISPERSION 150 VERY GOOD 95 GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ004-014-120930-
LAWRENCE-WINSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOULTON, TOWN CREEK, AND HALEYVILLE
1127 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 84 58 82
MAX/MIN RH % 84 28 77 36
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 S 5 S 8
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 S 5 S 8
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7500 6500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 SW 20
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 3
DISPERSION 140 VERY GOOD 122 VERY GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ005>007-016-120930-
LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATHENS, HUNTSVILLE, DECATUR, AND CULLMAN
1127 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 85 58 82
MAX/MIN RH % 81 29 71 37
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 S 5 S 9 G17
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 S 5 S 9 G17
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 8000 6400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 SW 21
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 2
DISPERSION 144 VERY GOOD 105 VERY GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ008>010-120930-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBERTVILLE, BOAZ, GUNTERSVILLE, ARAB,
SCOTTSBORO, FORT PAYNE, AND RAINSVILLE
1127 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 83 57 80
MAX/MIN RH % 78 29 73 38
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 S 5 SW 9 G17
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 S 5 SW 9 G17
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 8700 6100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 SW 18
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3
DISPERSION 143 VERY GOOD 107 VERY GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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