Fire Weather Planning


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FNUS54 KHUN 121933
FWFHUN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
233 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013
.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO
AND THROUGH NORTH ALABAMA OUT OF TENNESSEE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE COURSE OF THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THE CLOSE 
PROXIMITY OF THE SLOW MOVING FRONT TO THE AREA COULD STILL RESULT
IN A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE LATTER
PART OF THE WEEK. 
DUE TO THE HIGH HUMIDITY (HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES)
...ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT
AMOUNT OF TIME. FOG FORMATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER
NORTHEAST ALABAMA. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
RESULT IN FAIR DISPERSION VALUES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST
PERIOD.
ALZ001>005-007-016-131200-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN
233 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013
                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          
CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP                  71           88           67           85           
RH %                  99           55           96           45           
20FT WND MPH (AM)                  LGT/VAR                   NE 3-7       
20FT WND MPH (PM)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N 4-8        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           40           30           
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
PRECIP DURATION       1-3          2-4          2-3          1-2        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.50         0.17         0.07         
MIXING HGTS (FT-AL)                6500                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     N 10         
LAL                   4            4            3            3            
STABILITY CLASS       D            C            E            D            
MAX LIVER             9                         10                        
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   36 FAIR      
REMARKS...NONE.
$$
ALZ006-008>010-131200-
MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE
233 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013
                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          
CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP                  70           86           67           84           
RH %                  97           59           96           48           
20FT WND MPH (AM)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WND MPH (PM)     LGT/VAR      W 3-7        LGT/VAR      N 3-7        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           40           30           
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
PRECIP DURATION       1-3          2-4          1-3          1-2        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.45         0.12         0.09         
MIXING HGTS (FT-AL)                5600                      7500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     NW  9        
LAL                   5            4            3            3            
STABILITY CLASS       D            C            E            C            
MAX LIVER             10                        10                        
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   32 FAIR      
REMARKS...NONE.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 96 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS. 
$$
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