NOT A GOOD TIME TO BURN LEAVES

U.S. National Weather Service Alerts for Elkmont, AL

Fire Weather Watch
 

Now - Thursday, Nov 14, 6:00pm
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA... LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN AL... LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MORGAN...MARSHALL... JACKSON...DEKALB...AND CULLMAN COUNTIES.

* TIMING...11 AM CST TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL HOVER IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...POSING AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR.