National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Interactive Pinpoint Forecasts - Forecast information available for any specific point, in tabular, graph, or text format. (Click here for more information.)

Point Forecast Matrices - Tabular weather information available for Huntsville, Decatur, Muscle Shoals, Fort Payne, and Cullman. (Click here for more information.)

Area Forecast Matrices - Tabular weather information available over several counties, with a format similar to the PFM. (Click here for more information.)

Forecasts for NFDRS - Coded forecasts issued around 1pm local time that contribute to the National Fire Danger Rating System through the WIMS (Weather Information Management System). NWS Huntsville issues forecasts for Bankhead National Forest (ID #010702) and Little River Canyon National Preserve (ID #010990). Further decoded information from NFDRS is available through USFS WFAS.

Spot Forecasts - Web-based system to request a specific fire weather forecast for a defined location.

Northern Alabama - from NWS Huntsville
Franklin/Moore Counties, TN (TN Forestry District 3) - from NWS Morristown, TN
Lincoln County, TN (TN Forestry District 5 South) - from NWS Nashville, TN
Manual Fire Weather Form

Latest Fire Weather Watches/Red Flag Warnings - These products may be old; please check the times and dates first.

Northern Alabama - from NWS Huntsville
Franklin/Moore Counties, TN - from NWS Morristown, TN
Lincoln County, TN - from NWS Nashville, TN

Hazardous Weather Outlook - text product only; applies to entire Huntsville forecast area
Graphical HWO - depicts threats graphically for Huntsville forecast area

National Fire Weather Page
Quick Fire Weather Links
Alabama Forestry Commission
Alabama State Parks
U.S. Forest Service (Alabama National Forests)
National Park Service (Little River Canyon)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife (Wheeler Wildlife Refuge)
2006 Alabama Fire Weather Operations Plan (558kb PDF)