000 FNUS54 KHUN 061944 FWFHUN FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 244 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2008 .DISCUSSION...A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT NORTH ALABAMA THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEAVY RAINS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES APPEAR LIKELY AS THIS SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA. DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN STARTING THURSDAY...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT SHARPLY DECREASE. THIS...COMBINED WITH THE WETTER SOILS...SHOULD LEAD TO LESS FIRE DANGER AS CONDITIONS DRY OUT AGAIN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. ALZ001>005-007-016-071015- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN 244 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2008 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY TEMP 59 79 63 72 RH % 86 45 98 58 20FT WND MPH (AM) SE 5-9 S 6-10 20FT WND MPH (PM) SE 3-7 SE 8-12 SE 6-10 SW 4-8 CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 80 70 PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS PRECIP DURATION 0 2-6 8-12 2-7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.12 0.95 0.91 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 2200 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 S 10 DISPERSION 81 GOOD 35 FAIR REMARKS...NONE. $$ ALZ006-008>010-071015- MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE 244 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2008 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY TEMP 57 79 60 72 RH % 86 40 96 68 20FT WND MPH (AM) SE 5-9 SE 7-11 20FT WND MPH (PM) E 3-7 SE 7-11 SE 7-11 S 5-9 CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 80 80 PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS PRECIP DURATION 0 0-4 6-12 5-10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.53 1.17 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 1700 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 23 SE 20 DISPERSION 77 GOOD 39 FAIR REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ JE