036  
FNUS54 KHUN 180717  
FWFHUN  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALABAMA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
217 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MEDIUM TO HIGH CHANCES FOR RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE IN  
TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS TRENDING LOWER BUT STILL  
RANGING FROM 0.25-1" AREA WIDE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED  
SOUTH OF THE TN RIVER WHERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS FORECAST TO  
BE THE STRONGEST. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE  
AREA ON FRIDAY WITH LOW RAIN CHANCES PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF  
CULLMAN COUNTY. OTHERWISE, AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT  
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS, ALLOWING FOR FAIR  
TO GEN GOOD SMOKE DISPERSIONS.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS: NONE AT THIS TIME.  
 
POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS: NONE.  
 
ALZ001>003-182130-  
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, SHEFFIELD,  
TUSCUMBIA, RUSSELLVILLE, AND RED BAY  
217 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 69 86  
MIN/MAX RH % 74 100 56  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) S 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) S 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 30  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
PRECIP DURATION 5 2 1  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.07 0.03  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3200 5400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 22 N 8  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
MAX LVORI 5 9 8  
DISPERSION 60 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
ALZ004-014-182130-  
LAWRENCE-WINSTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOULTON, TOWN CREEK, AND HALEYVILLE  
217 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
MAX/MIN TEMP 82 69 84  
MIN/MAX RH % 74 100 59  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) S 7 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) S 7 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 40 40  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
PRECIP DURATION 7 2 2  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.49 0.13 0.13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3100 4700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 NW 8  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
MAX LVORI 5 9 9  
DISPERSION 61 GOOD 37 FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
ALZ005>007-016-182130-  
LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-CULLMAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATHENS, HUNTSVILLE, DECATUR, AND CULLMAN  
217 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 69 85  
MIN/MAX RH % 74 100 57  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) S 8 G19 LGT/VAR N 4  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) S 8 G19 LGT/VAR N 4  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 50 30  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
PRECIP DURATION 9 2 2  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.36 0.14 0.06  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3200 4700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 NW 9  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
MAX LVORI 5 9 6  
DISPERSION 56 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
ALZ008>010-182130-  
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBERTVILLE, BOAZ, GUNTERSVILLE, ARAB,  
SCOTTSBORO, FORT PAYNE, AND RAINSVILLE  
217 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 67 84  
MIN/MAX RH % 78 100 60  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) S 9 G19 LGT/VAR NW 4  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) S 9 G19 LGT/VAR NW 4  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 70 30  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
PRECIP DURATION 8 4 1  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.39 0.23 0.06  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3500 5100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 24 NW 10  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
MAX LVORI 5 9 8  
DISPERSION 58 GEN GOOD 56 GEN GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 79 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH  
62 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
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