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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Nov 30, 2006, 5:10 AM CST for 39 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Nov 30, 2006, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2006, 5:10 AM CST (11:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 30, 2006, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2006, 6:02 AM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 39 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 23 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 812 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KBMX 301110 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 510 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ALABAMA TONIGHT CAUSING SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. ALZ011>015-017>050-302215- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.061201T0300Z-061201T1200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 510 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTHWEST ALABAMA TONIGHT BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO GEORGIA BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RVS...BUSSES...AND SEMI-TRUCKS DRIVING IN A NORTH TO SOUTH OR SOUTH TO NORTH DIRECTION...SUCH AS ALONG INTERSTATE 65. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KBMX 302200 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 400 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ALABAMA TONIGHT CAUSING SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. ALZ011>015-017>050-010600- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.061201T0300Z-061201T1200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 400 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM AND ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ENTER WESTERN ALABAMA BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO GEORGIA BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RVS...BUSSES...AND SEMI-TRUCKS DRIVING IN A NORTH TO SOUTH OR SOUTH TO NORTH DIRECTION...SUCH AS ALONG INTERSTATE 65. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KBMX 010545 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1145 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ALABAMA TONIGHT CAUSING SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. ALZ011>015-017>050-011200- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061201T1200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 1145 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL CAUSE SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO GEORGIA BETWEEN AFTER 6 AM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RVS...BUSSES...AND SEMI-TRUCKS DRIVING IN A NORTH TO SOUTH OR SOUTH TO NORTH DIRECTION...SUCH AS ALONG INTERSTATE 65. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KBMX 010954 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 354 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. ALZ011>015-017>050-011200- /O.NEW.KBMX.LW.Y.0031.061201T1200Z-061201T2000Z/ /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061201T1200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 354 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. GUSTY MORNING WINDS OF 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RVS...BUSSES...AND SEMI-TRUCKS DRIVING IN A NORTH TO SOUTH OR SOUTH TO NORTH DIRECTION...SUCH AS ALONG INTERSTATE 65. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ JONES/90
000 WWUS74 KBMX 011202 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 602 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. ALZ011>015-017>050-012000- /O.CAN.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBMX.LW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-061201T2000Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 602 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. GUSTY MORNING WINDS OF 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Nov 30, 4:52 AM CST, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 4:52 AM CST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 452 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT) AT 10Z A RATHER STRONG COLD FRONT IS LOCATED FROM YPSILANTI (KYIP) MI TO HOT SPRINGS AR...TO LAREDO TX. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE EAST TODAY AND ENTER NORTHWEST AL BETWEEN 03Z AND 06Z AND MOVE INTO GA BY 12Z. BY THE TIME THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE IT SHOULD BE MOVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE MAJOR CONCERN WITH THIS FRONT WILL BE STRONG WINDS. THERE IS A RATHER TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT. THIS IS A CASE WHERE IT WILL BE HIGH SHEAR AND LOW INSTABILITY. SINCE THE INSTABILITY IS NOT ALL THAT GREAT DONT EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF THUNDER BUT THERE COULD BE SOME ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE IDEA OF ISOLATED THUNDER WORDING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY VALID FROM 03Z TO 12Z (SECOND PERIOD). AT 06Z THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE AROUND MO AND MOVE STRAIGHT NORTHEAST THOUGH 12Z. GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A CHALLENGE. AFTERNOON HIGHS TODAY WILL BE IN THE 70S ONCE AGAIN. THE MORNING LOWS FRIDAY MORNING MAY VERY WELL BE THE HIGHS FOR SOME LOCATIONS AS TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RECOVER MUCH THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL EVEN FALL THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. LOWS SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE MIDDLE 20S FOR THE COLDEST LOCATION AROUND HAMILTON TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S ELSEWHERE. SORRY FOR THE DELAY IN THE ZONES...HAD A BIT OF AN ISSUE WITH THE WIND GUSTS. 80 .LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY). HELLO WEATHER FANS. STARTING THE PERIOD WITH A COUPLE OF REPRIVE DAYS TEMP WISE...AND THEN THE DOOR SLAMS AGAIN. THIS AS ANOTHER REINFORCING DRY COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SHOULD SEE WIDESPREAD 20S FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. JONES/90 && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 06Z TAFS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA AS SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES THROUGH THE PERIOD. EXPECT MVFR CEILINGS THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. FROM 06Z TO 14Z SOME TEMPORARY CEILINGS FROM 500 TO 1000 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH PATCHY FOG AND VSBYS 2 TO 4 MILES. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 18Z WITH 10 TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AFTER 00Z ACROSS THE WESTERN SECTIONS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 25 MPH. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 74 41 42 29 / 50 100 20 0 ANNISTON 73 42 48 29 / 50 100 20 0 BIRMINGHAM 74 36 44 29 / 50 100 20 0 TUSCALOOSA 75 31 49 32 / 50 100 10 0 CALERA 74 38 46 30 / 50 100 20 0 AUBURN 72 48 46 31 / 30 100 40 0 MONTGOMERY 77 44 50 31 / 30 100 40 0 TROY 76 49 51 32 / 30 100 40 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AL FROM 9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 6:36 PM CST, 10 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 636 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-010036- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 636 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA THURSDAY NIGHT AND EXIT SOUTHEAST COUNTIES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SEVERAL SENSIBLE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS LIMITED AT THIS TIME. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING GUSTY WINDS AROUND 50 MPH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT WEST INCLUDING TUSCALOOSA AND HAMILTON...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM CENTRAL INCLUDING BIRMINGHAM AND MONTGOMERY...AND BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM EAST INCLUDING PHENIX CITY AND ANNISTON. AT THIS TIME...NOT ALL THE PARAMETERS ARE LINING UP FOR A SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE. BUT THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES. WIND GUSTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH LOOKS GOOD AHEAD OF THE FRONT...NEAR THE FRONT...AND BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ACROSS WESTERN ALABAMA GENERALLY AFTER 3 PM THURSDAY SPREADING TO ALL LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. A FEW WEAKER TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN. LIGHTER OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE TOSSED AROUND. WINTER WEATHER...THE MOISTURE WILL BE EXITING CENTRAL ALABAMA BEFORE THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MOVE INTO THE AREA. THEREFORE...NO WINTER WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. FOR AREAS WEST OF A TUSCALOOSA TO JASPER LINE...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. ANY LIQUID REMAINING ON THE GROUND FROM THE RAIN THE NIGHT BEFORE...WILL FREEZE. THIS MAY PRODUCE A FEW HAZARDOUS SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS. IF ANY ICE DEVELOPS ON THE ROADWAYS...IT WILL QUICKLY MELT BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S. WE ARE IN THE HEART OF FALL SEVERE WEATHER SEASON. IF THE SEVERE WEATHER PARAMETERS CAN BECOME A BIT MORE ALIGNED...THE CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WOULD BE INCREASED. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BECOME NECESSARY THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS TIME. KSL
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.