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FNUS54 KHUN 041023
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
523 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECTING ANOTHER DRY DAY TODAY...WITH CLOUDS GRADUALLY INCREASING
AND THICKENING BY THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL
TO AROUND 35 PERCENT AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...ELEVATING FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS. HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT FOR MUCH OF
THE DAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPACT NORTHERN ALABAMA
TONIGHT AS A COOL FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST...WITH ACTIVITY LINGERING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY AS THE
FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.


ALZ001>005-007-016-042015-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN
523 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP                  91           69           85           
RH %                  35           100          58           
20FT WND MPH (AM)     LGT/VAR                   W 5-9        
20FT WND MPH (PM)     LGT/VAR      S 3-7        W 6-10       
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           60           
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
PRECIP DURATION       0            1-4          2-4       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.38         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4700                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     W 16         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.


$$

ALZ006-008>010-042015-
MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE
523 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP                  91           67           84           
RH %                  33           97           58           
20FT WND MPH (AM)     LGT/VAR                   W 5-9        
20FT WND MPH (PM)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W 6-10       
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           60           
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
PRECIP DURATION       0            0-3          2-5       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.48         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4700                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  5                      W 12         
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.


$$


.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND
90. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

KDW