027  
FNUS54 KHUN 081551  
FWFHUN  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALABAMA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
1051 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY WEATHER (NO RAIN) WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID  
20 TO LOWER 30 PERCENT RANGE ON THURSDAY BUT IMPROVE TO BE IN THE  
30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE ON FRIDAY. LIGHT SOUTHEAST TRANSPORT WINDS  
ON THURSDAY WILL SHIFT TO BE SOUTHERLY ON FRIDAY BUT REMAIN  
LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 3000-6500 FEET  
ON THURSDAY AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 4500-7800 FEET ON FRIDAY.  
LASTLY, GENERALLY GOOD TO FAIR DAYTIME DISPERSIONS ARE FORECAST  
BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  
 
FIRE CONDITIONS SHOULD BE MONITORED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AS THE  
NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER (NICC) HAS OUR REGION  
OUTLOOKED IN A MODERATE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT FIRE POTENTIAL.  
HOWEVER, SURFACE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE BELOW THE CRITICAL  
THRESHOLD FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS. REGARDLESS, WE URGE THE PUBLIC  
TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND FUELS.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS: NONE AT THIS TIME.  
 
POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS: NONE AT THIS TIME DUE TO WINDS  
BELOW 10 MPH.  
 
ALZ001>003-090930-  
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, SHEFFIELD,  
TUSCUMBIA, RUSSELLVILLE, AND RED BAY  
1051 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 75 48 79  
MAX/MIN RH % 69 32 78 35  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) SE 5 SE 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) SE 5 SE 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
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) 6200 7200  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 S 3  
STABILITY CLASS D D D D  
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3  
DISPERSION 46 GEN GOOD 42 GEN GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
ALZ004-014-090930-  
LAWRENCE-WINSTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOULTON, TOWN CREEK, AND HALEYVILLE  
1051 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 75 47 79  
MAX/MIN RH % 68 29 80 32  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) SE 4 SE 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) SE 4 SE 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
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) 6000 6800  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 7 S 2  
STABILITY CLASS D D D D  
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3  
DISPERSION 46 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
ALZ005>007-016-090930-  
LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-CULLMAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATHENS, HUNTSVILLE, DECATUR, AND CULLMAN  
1051 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 75 47 79  
MAX/MIN RH % 66 30 77 34  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) SE 5 SE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) SE 5 SE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
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) 5600 6600  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 6 SE 2  
STABILITY CLASS D D D D  
MAX LVORI 3 2 3 3  
DISPERSION 43 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
ALZ008>010-090930-  
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBERTVILLE, BOAZ, GUNTERSVILLE, ARAB,  
SCOTTSBORO, FORT PAYNE, AND RAINSVILLE  
1051 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 72 44 77  
MAX/MIN RH % 64 29 75 34  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) SE 6 SE 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) SE 6 SE 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
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) 5600 6400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 5 SE 1  
STABILITY CLASS D D D D  
MAX LVORI 3 2 3 3  
DISPERSION 37 FAIR 29 FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.   
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.   
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
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