Red Flag Warning 17, 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, 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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1202 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014

.UPDATE...
FOR 06Z AVIATION.

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF DISCUSSION.

LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS PACKAGE. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALABAMA TAF SITES AS A
SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS IN CONTROL OVER THE CENTRAL ALABAMA WEATHER
PATTERN. DURING THE DAY FRIDAY SHOULD ONLY SEE SOME HIGH
CLOUDINESS BEGIN TO RETURN AHEAD OF THE SATURDAY SYSTEM AS THE
UPPER PATTERN STARTS TO CHANGE AND MOISTURE SLOWLY INCREASES.

08/MK

&&

.DISCUSSION...

FORECAST APPEARS TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE...BUT DECIDED TO LOWER
OVERNIGHT LOWS A COUPLE OF DEGREES IN SOME SPOTS DUE TO THE
EXTREMELY DRY AIR IN PLACE. EVENING SOUNDING MEASURED A PWAT VALUE
UNDER 0.20 INCHES WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING.
FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MANY OF THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN COUNTIES SINCE OUR FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM BEGINS MARCH 15.

87/GRANTHAM

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     33  70  49  74  52 /   0   0  10  20  60
ANNISTON    35  70  50  74  52 /   0   0  10  20  50
BIRMINGHAM  37  71  52  74  53 /   0   0  10  30  60
TUSCALOOSA  38  73  51  76  54 /   0   0  10  30  50
CALERA      39  72  51  75  54 /   0   0  10  20  40
AUBURN      40  72  52  75  54 /   0   0  10  10  20
MONTGOMERY  40  75  53  78  57 /   0   0  10  10  30
TROY        38  75  53  77  56 /   0   0  10  10  20

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
BLOUNT...CALHOUN...CHAMBERS...CHEROKEE...CLAY...CLEBURNE...
ETOWAH...FAYETTE...JEFFERSON...LAMAR...MARION...RANDOLPH...ST.
CLAIR...TALLADEGA...WALKER...WINSTON.

&&

08/87

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
601 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2014

ALZ011>015-017>050-212315-
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-
601 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2014

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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND A COLD FRONT MAY LEAD TO A HIGH FIRE DANGER
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ON FRIDAY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
DISCOURAGED.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA ON TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES COULD FALL TO OR BELOW FREEZING IN SOME AREAS EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SINCE WE ARE NOW IN THE GROWING SEASON...WE
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS CLOSELY FOR SPECIFIC TEMPERATURES
AND DURATION. STAY TUNED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

08/MK