901 FNUS54 KHUN 221021 FWFHUN FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 421 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA TODAY...WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE INTO THE 50S. THIS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL WELL BELOW 25 PERCENT...AND IN MANY AREAS RH VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 10 MPH...BUT OUTDOOR BURNING IS STILL STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. WHILE MORE MOISTURE WILL BEGIN FILTERING INTO THE AREA SUNDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STILL FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT YET AGAIN...AND WINDS MAY APPROACH 10 MPH. WHILE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SUNDAY AS WELL. ALZ001>005-007-016-222200- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN 421 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR TEMP 53 24 58 RH % 16 93 25 20FT WND MPH (AM) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WND MPH (PM) S 3-7 LGT/VAR S 4-8 CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3700 4200 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 SW 12 DISPERSION 38 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD REMARKS...NONE. $$ ALZ006-008>010-222200- MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE 421 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR TEMP 50 22 56 RH % 17 95 23 20FT WND MPH (AM) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WND MPH (PM) S 3-7 LGT/VAR S 3-7 CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3700 4300 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 5 SW 8 DISPERSION 30 FAIR 42 GEN GOOD REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ 27