314 
FXUS64 KBMX 251915
AFDBMX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
215 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.DISCUSSION...

ALABAMA WILL BE ENTERING INTO A PRECIPITATION FREE AND WARM PERIOD
THIS WEEK AS AN UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY OVER THE PLAINS STATES
SLOWLY SHIFTS EASTWARD AND STRENGTHENS. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL KEEP
THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY CONFINED TO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND TO
AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
NOT VARY MUCH FROM DAY TO DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER
80S. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES AS A
RELATIVELY DRY AIR MASS CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA IS REPLACED MY A
MARITIME AIR MASS. BY NEXT WEEKEND...A SHORT WAVE TROF MOVING
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY REGION MAY GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO NORTH
ALABAMA TO PRODUCE SMALL RAIN CHANCES.

58/ROSE


&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL CENTRAL ALABAMA TAF SITES FOR 
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. GENERALLY EASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING HAVE BEGUN
VEERING MORE TO THE SOUTHEAST... AND SHOULD WEAKEN BY THIS EVENING
AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS FURTHER TO THE EAST. WITH DRY LOW
LEVELS OVER THE STATE... NOT EXPECTING ANY FOG FORMATION OVERNIGHT.

77/GLEASON


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     49  86  53  86  59 /   0   0   0  10  10 
ANNISTON    51  86  57  87  60 /   0   0   0  10  10 
BIRMINGHAM  54  86  63  87  64 /   0   0   0  10  10 
TUSCALOOSA  53  88  60  89  62 /   0   0   0   0   0 
CALERA      53  86  62  87  63 /   0   0   0   0   0 
AUBURN      53  86  63  86  63 /   0   0   0   0   0 
MONTGOMERY  54  88  62  89  63 /   0   0   0   0   0 
TROY        52  88  57  87  61 /   0   0   0   0   0 

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE. 

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