Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Birmingham, AL

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, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo 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

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
537 AM CST MON JAN 11 2010

...DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
TODAY...

ALZ013-015-017>050-120000-
/O.CON.KBMX.FW.W.0004.100111T1700Z-100112T0000Z/
FAYETTE-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-
537 AM CST MON JAN 11 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

A DRY AND COLD AIR MASS WILL SLOWLY MODIFY TODAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM INTO THE 40S THIS AFTERNOON...BUT DEW POINTS WILL
REMAIN LOW. THIS WILL CREATE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS
CAN CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS...PLEASE
CONTACT THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT
WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV.

&&

$$

08/MNK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1120 AM CST SUN JAN 10 2010

.UPDATE...FOR 18Z AVIATION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

DESPITE FULL SUNSHINE TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO RISE TO
FREEZING ACROSS NORTHERN COUNTIES WITH MID TO UPPER 30S ELSEWHERE.
TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 2 DEGREES WARMER THIS MORNING THAN
YESTERDAY MORNING.  LOW LEVEL THICKNESS VALUES FROM MORNING SOUNDING
INDICATE HIGHS TODAY WILL BE A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER THAN YESTERDAY.
ADJUSTED HIGHS DOWN SLIGHTLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF I-20...AND REMOVED
FLURRIES.

58/ROSE

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR.
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 5-10 KNOTS WILL RELAX OVERNIGHT AND THEN BECOME
WESTERLY AT AROUND 5 KNOTS ON MONDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO
OUR SOUTH.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MOST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR
MONDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REBOUND BACK INTO
THE 40S IN THE AFTERNOON AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. RH/S WERE ORIGINALLY BORDERLINE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...SLIGHTLY COOLER READINGS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY AND
THUS SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH/S FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD KEEP US
OUT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA FOR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA.

08/MNK

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 9AM MONDAY MORNING.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM 11
AM MONDAY THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
921 AM CST SUN JAN 10 2010

ALZ011>015-017>050-110300-
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-
921 AM CST SUN JAN 10 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH
TONIGHT. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 15 DEGREES AREA WIDE. ANOTHER
HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA BEGINNING
AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER
PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP
SLOWLY.  THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN
THEIR SYSTEMS...OR COVER ANY ABOVE-GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM
FREEZING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

FRIGID TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY. MORNING
LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 15 DEGREES.  A HARD FREEZE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY.

A DRY AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. AS A RESULT...
OUTDOOR BURNING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS FIRES HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL LIKELY BE
REQUIRED.

WIND COULD BE STRONG AND GUSTY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS TO OUR SOUTH. EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WIND
SUSTAINED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.