Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 28, 2001

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
303 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2001

THERE WILL BE VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN INTO
THE WEEKEND.  THAT UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN TO OUR WEST, OR
NORTHWEST, WITH A SERIES OF VORT LOBES ROTATING AROUND IT.  TIMING OF
THE IMPULSES IS DIFFICULT, BUT WITH A GOOD SUPPLY OF MOISTURE
REMAINING OVER THE AREA, AND A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING SLOWLY WEST FROM
FL, WE CAN EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ANY TIME OF THE
DAY OR NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ABOUT THE SAME AS DURING THE
PAST FEW DAYS.  THE AREAS RECEIVING RAIN EARLY WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE
LOWER HIGHS.

HSV 066/085 067/085 3535
BHM 0
69/086 069/086 3535
MGM 069/089 070/088 3535

.BHM...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1245 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2001

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA.

A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
SOME THUNDERSTORMS LASTING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TEMPERATURES
ALOFT HAVE WARMED A LITTLE COMPARED TO THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...SO
LARGE HAIL WILL NOT BE A MAJOR THREAT. HOWEVER...WITH DAYTIME
HEATING...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR SCATTERED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STRONG STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY
WINDS TO 30 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL.

EVEN THOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE STORMS LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS COULD OCCUR.

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY.

WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL FACTOR:
HUNTSVILLE IS 1,
BIRMINGHAM IS 2,
MONTGOMERY IS 2,

1 BEING THE LOWEST...AND 5 THE HIGHEST THREAT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS A WET MICROBURST,
SEE OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX/HWO.HTML.H