990 
FXUS64 KBMX 120847
AFDBHM

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
245 AM CST TUE NOV 12 2002

SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST
THIS MORNING.  UPPER TROF JUST TO OUR WEST(AND WEAK IMPULSE) WILL
LIFT EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND BE TO OUR EAST EARLY TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...
THEN ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY.

LATEST RADAR LOOPS SHOW PATCHES OF MAINLY LIGHT PRECIP CURRENTLY
ACROSS THE AREA MOVING NORTHEASTWARD.  THIS PRECIP WILL SHIFT RAPIDLY
TO OUR NORTHEAST BY MID-DAY.  MAY USE RAIN ENDING WORDING WITH THE
MORNING RELEASE OR AT LEAST SOME TYPE OF MORNING TIMING FOR THE
PRECIP.  WILL MAY FINAL DECISION JUST BEFORE RELEASE TIME BASED ON
LATEST RADAR.  EXPECT RAPID CLEARING OVERNIGHT AND THEN PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY.  COOLER READINGS EXPECTED IN THE NEAR TERM AS
LOW LEVEL NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES.  OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL FALL MAINLY
INTO THE UPPER 30S THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS AS CLEAR SKIES AND MUCH
DRIER AIR OVERSPREADS THE REGION.

PRELIM NUMBERS:
HSV 58/38/58/38 3000
BHM 60/39/60/39 6000
MGM 65/40/63/39 8000

.BHM...NONE.