HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
ALTHOUGH RAINS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD AND DECREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA...THE RECENT OCCURRENCE OF A
PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN EVENT HAS SOME AREA RIVERS EXPERIENCING
MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. FOR THE VERY LATEST RIVER STAGES AND
FORECASTS IN THE WFO MOBILE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA...REFER TO THE
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICES WEBPAGE.
FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND
GUSTY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
INCREASE IN WINDS WILL RESULT IN A BUILDING TREND IN SEAS.
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TO SMALLER
MARINE CRAFT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR
MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH AND NORTH EAST WINDS AND WAVES OF 7 FEET OR
MORE.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH
CENTRAL GULF LATER IN THE WEEK...CAUSING MORE RAIN TO MOVE BACK INTO
THE REGION FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF
FRIDAY. DEPENDING ON EXACTLY HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS...AND WHERE...THIS
COULD EXACERBATE REGIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS.
A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY
MORNINGS. MONDAY IS FORECAST TO BE THE COLDEST OF THE TWO MORNINGS
WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE MID 20S IN THE INTERIOR
TO AROUND 30 DEGREES ALONG THE COAST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
CONTINUED ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS
REQUESTED DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE ONGOING FLOOD
SITUATION.
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