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FXUS64 KBMX 302004
AFDBHM

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
205 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2003

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THURSDAY MAINTAINING
DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE FORECAST AREA.  THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL
ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT.
&&

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
A DRY SEASONABLY COOL NIGHT IS ON TAP FOR TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE SETTLES ACROSS THE AREA.  GRADUALLY MODERATING TEMPS
AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS
THE HIGH SHIFTS SLOWLY EAST OF THE AREA.

&&

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
A NEARLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY FRIDAY AS
RETURN FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING SURFACE RIDGE ALLOWS
FOR INCREASING MOISTURE.  EMBEDDED IMPULSES IN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL
COMBINE WITH THE INCREASED MOISTURE TO PRODUCE AN UNSETTLED PATTERN
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA BY
MONDAY NIGHT WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING AN
END TO OUR RAIN CHANCES TUESDAY. &&

.PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...

BIRMINGHAM 29 61 36 65 47 / 00 00 00 00
MONTGOMERY 30 63 36 67 47 / 00 00 00 00
&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

$$