000 FXUS64 KBMX 042020 AFDBMX AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 320 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2008 .DISCUSSION... UNFORTUNATELY...IT LOOKS LIKE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE COULD STILL HANG AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO MESS UP SOME OF THE EVENING INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. HOPEFULLY...MOST OF THE CONVECTION WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. OTHERWISE...EXPECT A VERY SUMMER LIKE NIGHT WITH MUGGY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES AROUND 70. MUCH OF THE SAME IS EXPECTED TOMORROW ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE SURFACE BOUNDARY THAT IS CURRENTLY TRIGGERING ALL OF THESE STORMS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI WILL STALL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. EXPECT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. EXPECT RAIN CHANCES TO PRETTY MUCH CONTINUE THROUGH ALL OF NEXT WEEK. PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN PLACE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THE USUAL AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. IN FACT...MODELS INCREASE PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES EACH DAY NEXT WEEK. NOT MUCH CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. THEY WILL BE RUNNING EITHER AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. THAT MEANS THAT UNBEARABLE HUMIDITY IS BACK. 10/ARM && .AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION. SCT SHRA AND TSRA ARE DOTTING THE SKIES ACROSS CENTRAL AL. EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HAVE INCLUDED VCTS IN ALL TAF SITES THROUGH 01Z. VC SHRA/TSRA IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN SITES IN THE AROUND DAYBREAK AS A FRONT WORKS DOWN FROM THE NORTH. SCT TSRA WILL BE AROUND ALL DAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 67 85 67 86 67 / 40 60 30 50 20 ANNISTON 68 86 67 87 68 / 30 60 40 50 20 BIRMINGHAM 69 86 69 87 70 / 40 60 40 50 20 TUSCALOOSA 70 88 69 89 69 / 40 60 40 50 20 CALERA 70 86 69 87 69 / 40 60 40 50 20 AUBURN 69 87 70 88 69 / 20 50 40 50 30 MONTGOMERY 70 89 70 90 71 / 20 50 40 60 20 TROY 69 89 69 89 70 / 20 50 40 60 30 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && $$