000 FNUS54 KHUN 251912 AAA FWFHUN FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 212 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL KEEP DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER NORTH ALABAMA. TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S WILL MAINTAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS AT 10-15 MPH...WILL YIELD HIGH FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY...SO WHILE THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONLY FALL TO 30-40 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL BE MOST LIMITED WEST OF I-65...AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR ANY OUTDOOR BURRING. ALZ001>005-007-016-261000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN 212 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY TEMP 48 81 51 83 RH % 98 27 91 34 20FT WND MPH (AM) N 5-9 NW 3-7 20FT WND MPH (PM) LGT/VAR N 6-10 LGT/VAR NW 6-10 CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5600 6300 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 20 N 15 DISPERSION 125 VERY GOOD 86 GOOD REMARKS...NONE. $$ ALZ006-008>010-261000- MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE 212 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY TEMP 46 79 53 80 RH % 97 35 95 39 20FT WND MPH (AM) N 5-9 NW 4-8 20FT WND MPH (PM) LGT/VAR N 7-11 LGT/VAR NW 6-10 CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5800 6100 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 21 N 13 DISPERSION 114 VERY GOOD 48 GEN GOOD REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$