Ir Satellite Imagery Shows Northwesterly Sfc Winds Slowly Advecting
A Stratus Deck Into North Alabama Early This Morning. Expect This
Deck To Continue To Work Southward To Near Bhm By Sunrise. Still
Could See Some Patchy Fog In The North Ahead Of The Low Clouds.

The High Clouds That Have Been Streaming Eastward Across The Cwa Have Kept Temps Rather Mild. Only Expect Temps To Fall A Couple More Degrees By Sunrise.

Still Looks Like A Generally Dry Forecast Thru The Weekend As Model
Guidance Has Changed Very Little Over The Past 24 Hrs. Sfc High
Pressure And Northerly Sfc Winds Will Dominate For Much Of The
Period...With A Couple Upper Level Shortwaves Set To Slide
Eastward Across The Region During The Week.

The First Impulse Will Come In The Tue Night/Wed Time Frame With Another On Thu...Both Of Which Look To Bring Only Cloudiness To Central Alabama. The Absence Of Any Return Flow Will Mean Very Little Moisture To Work With. This Is Very Good News Considering Kbmx Radar Will Be Down This Week For The Dual Pol Upgrade.

Temps Thru The Work Week Will Generally Be A Few Degrees Above Normal...With Highs In The Mid 50s To Mid 60s And Lows In The Low 30s To Low 40s.

Looking Ahead To Next Weekend...The Gfs And Ecmwf Still Can`t Quite Get A Handle On The Upper Level Pattern. Both Still Show A Closed Upper Low Over The Baja Peninsula On Friday With A Northern Stream Trough Digging Southward Into The Central Plains States.

However...The Gfs Phases The Two Over Texas Fri Night With The Longwave Trough And Associated Sfc Front Passing Thru The Southeast Us Sat Night.

Meanwhile...The Ecmwf Brings The Central Plains Trough/Front Thru Our Area Earlier (Fri Night/Sat) And Then Phases The Baja Low With A
Secondary Trough That Crosses The Rockies Sat Night.

One Thing To Note Is That Even Given The Differing Upper Level Patterns...Both Solutions Show Rather Dry Conditions Across The Forecast Area Thru Sunday.

A Shot Of Cooler Air Looks To Filter In Behind The Front Over The Weekend With Aftn Highs Possibly Back To Or Just Below Normal And Overnight Lows Several Degrees Below Normal.