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FXUS64 KBMX 232121
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
312 PM CST SAT MAR 23 2002

HIGH PRESSURE CONTROLS WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS...
UNTIL GULF OPENS...AND MOISTURE RETURNS AHEAD OF ADVANCING TROUGH.
ANOTHER COOL NIGHT IN STORE FOR TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT WINDS...DRY
AIR...AND CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.  MODELS A LITTLE QUICK
ON RETURNING HIGHER DEWPOINTS...SO WILL GO ON LOW END OF GUIDANCE
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEASTERN ZONES WHERE RIDGE AXIS WILL BE
LOCATED.  SUNDAY...READINGS WILL APPROACH OR REACH INTO THE 70S AREA
WIDE ON SUNDAY AS SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
PREVAIL.

BEYOND TOMORROW...MODELS ARE A BIT SLOWER THAN PREVIOUS RUN WITH
INTRODUCTION OF PRECIP.  CANT DENY THE ONSET OF MOISTURE
RETURNING...BUT BOTH AVN AND ETA BACK OFF PRECIP CHANCES UNTIL
MONDAY...EVEN THEN ONLY SLIGHT.  COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE
AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST.  WILL INTRODUCE SOME SMALL POPS MONDAY...
WITH CHANCE POPS MOST SECTIONS ON MONDAY NIGHT.  BEST CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL COME ON TUESDAY...WITH FAIRLY RAPID CLEARING TO
FOLLOW.  HIGH PRESSURE AND BRIEF COOL DOWN MIDWEEK...WITH
ANOTHER SYSTEM TO APPROACH BY THE WEEKEND.  81

NUMBERS...
HSV 036/069 050/072 00-1
BHM 037/071 052/073 0002
MGM 036/073 053/077 0002

.BHM...NONE.