941 FNUS54 KHUN 030905 FWFHUN FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 405 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 .DISCUSSION... A BROAD RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW REGIME ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A STEADY INCREASE IN BOTH TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE...WITH A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA BOTH TODAY AND ON FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE IN THE 5500-6000 FT RANGE BOTH TODAY AND ON FRIDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER TRANSPORT WINDS RESULTING IN GREATER SMOKE DISPERSION ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA. IT STILL APPEARS AS IF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE MORE SUBSTANTIALLY FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...AS LOW-LEVEL SOUTHERLY WINDS STRENGTHEN EVEN FURTHER AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE MOST WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD AND INTERACTS WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE ADVANCING NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER ZONES ON SUNDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST-TO-EAST ON SUNDAY EVENING...WITH A DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. ALZ001>005-007-016-032115- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN 405 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY TEMP 85 59 87 RH % 46 100 47 20FT WND MPH (AM) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WND MPH (PM) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS PRECIP DURATION 0 0 1-2 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 5500 5600 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 S 8 LAL 1 1 1 STABILITY CLASS C F C MAX LVORI 9 DISPERSION 47 GEN GOOD 47 GEN GOOD REMARKS...NONE. $$ ALZ006-008>010-032115- MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE 405 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR TEMP 85 57 85 RH % 46 100 44 20FT WND MPH (AM) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WND MPH (PM) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 5800 5600 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 6 S 5 LAL 1 1 1 STABILITY CLASS C F C MAX LVORI 9 DISPERSION 38 FAIR 32 FAIR REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY...SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 85 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS 71 TO 77. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. $$ 70/DD