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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALABAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
153 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
DISCUSSION
OVERALL, EXPECT A WINDY AND RAINY WEEKEND, WITH MEDIUM TO HIGH
CHANCES OF SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY AND LINGERING
CHANCES (LOW TO MEDIUM; 20-50%) THROUGH SUNDAY. THEREFORE, MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE WELL ABOVE ANY CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION, PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL
ALABAMA AND NORTHEAST ALABAMA ARE IN A HIGH WIND WARNING STARTING
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, WITH OUR REMAINING COUNTIES IN A
WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS SAME TIME FRAME. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE ADVISORY AREA WITH 60 MPH IN THE HIGH WIND
WARNING AREA (POTENTIALLY HIGHER LOCALIZED WINDS OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN). EAST/NORTHEAST TRANSPORT WINDS WILL THEN RANGE BETWEEN
20-30 MPH BEFORE SWITCHING TO BE WESTERLY BY SUNDAY AT AROUND
15-20 MPH. LASTLY, GENERALLY GOOD TO GOOD DAYTIME DISPERSIONS ARE
FORECAST ON SATURDAY WITH FAIR TO GENERALLY GOOD DISPERSIONS ON
SUNDAY.
FOG POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS: NONE AT THIS TIME.
POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS: NONE DUE TO ELEVATED MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WELL ABOVE ANY CRITICAL THRESHOLDS
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
ALZ001>003-100930-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, SHEFFIELD,
TUSCUMBIA, RUSSELLVILLE, AND RED BAY
153 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 70 57 78
MAX/MIN RH % 100 88 100 64
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) E 14 G29 E 14 G29 S 6 G17 W 9 G18
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) E 14 G29 E 14 G29 S 6 G17 W 9 G18
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 70 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
PRECIP DURATION 4 11 3
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.74 1.33 0.11 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2800 4100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 31 W 15
STABILITY CLASS D D D C
MAX LVORI 5 4 8 5
DISPERSION 59 GEN GOOD 54 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ004-014-100930-
LAWRENCE-WINSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOULTON, TOWN CREEK, AND HALEYVILLE
153 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 70 56 77
MAX/MIN RH % 100 85 100 61
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) E 14 G31 E 14 G32 S 6 G17 W 9 G18
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) E 14 G31 E 14 G32 S 6 G17 W 9 G18
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 70 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
PRECIP DURATION 5 10 3
PRECIP AMOUNT 1.37 1.07 0.07 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2800 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 22 W 15
STABILITY CLASS D D D C
MAX LVORI 5 4 8 5
DISPERSION 52 GEN GOOD 53 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ005>007-016-100930-
LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATHENS, HUNTSVILLE, DECATUR, AND CULLMAN
153 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 71 57 76
MAX/MIN RH % 100 89 100 69
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) E 15 G31 E 17 G32 S 8 G20 W 9 G18
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) E 15 G31 E 17 G32 S 8 G20 W 9 G18
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 60 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
PRECIP DURATION 5 10 4 1
PRECIP AMOUNT 1.19 0.77 0.08 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2800 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 28 W 15
STABILITY CLASS D D D C
MAX LVORI 4 4 6 5
DISPERSION 62 GOOD 45 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
ALZ008>010-100930-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBERTVILLE, BOAZ, GUNTERSVILLE, ARAB,
SCOTTSBORO, FORT PAYNE, AND RAINSVILLE
153 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 70 58 72
MAX/MIN RH % 100 91 100 81
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) E 15 G32 E 17 G31 S 10 G29 W 9 G17
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) E 15 G32 E 17 G31 S 10 G29 W 9 G17
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 90 80 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
PRECIP DURATION 5 11 5 2
PRECIP AMOUNT 1.07 0.68 0.20 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2600 3700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 29 W 15
STABILITY CLASS D D D C
MAX LVORI 4 4 6 5
DISPERSION 57 GEN GOOD 39 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT.
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