Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Alabama
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1246 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A large upper high pressure system will remain in place over
much of the southern U.S. through this weekend. Deep mixing and
light northerly transport winds are expected. Smoke dispersion
will remain generally good. There is a 10-20% chance of a shower
or thunderstorm in northeast Alabama on Saturday.

Fog potential over the next few days: Patchy late night and early
morning fog is expected.

Potential for Red Flag Conditions: Not expected.

ALZ001>003-180930-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-
Including the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, Russellville, and Red Bay
1246 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           MClear       MClear       MClear       MClear
Min/Max Temp          71           98           72           99
Max/Min RH %          89           37           89           35
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Duration
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             8300                      9900
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  6                     NW  5
Stability Class       D            D            D            D
Max LVORI             5            4            5            4
Dispersion                         52 Gen Good               50 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ004-014-180930-
Lawrence-Winston-
Including the cities of Moulton, Town Creek, and Haleyville
1246 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           MClear       MClear       MClear       MClear
Min/Max Temp          70           97           71           97
Max/Min RH %          92           37           92           35
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Duration
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             8000                      9700
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  6                     N  5
Stability Class       D            D            D            D
Max LVORI             6            5            6            5
Dispersion                         56 Gen Good               47 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ005>007-016-180930-
Limestone-Madison-Morgan-Cullman-
Including the cities of Athens, Huntsville, Decatur, and Cullman
1246 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           MClear       MClear       MClear       MClear
Min/Max Temp          69           97           71           98
Max/Min RH %          92           40           94           38
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Duration
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             8100                      9000
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  7                      N  6
Stability Class       D            D            D            D
Max LVORI             6            5            6            5
Dispersion                         57 Gen Good               50 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ008>010-180930-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-
Including the cities of Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Arab,
Scottsboro, Fort Payne, and Rainsville
1246 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           MClear       MClear       MClear       MClear
Min/Max Temp          69           95           70           95
Max/Min RH %          91           42           91           42
Wind 20ft am (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7800                      8400
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  7                      N  6
Stability Class       D            D            D            D
Max LVORI             6            5            6            5
Dispersion                         56 Gen Good               42 Gen Good

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum RH 45 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

$$