HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 615 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 17 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ALTHOUGH RAINS HAVE FINALLY ENDED ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF A
COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY...THE RECENT
OCCURRENCE OF THE 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.
WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTHEASTERLY AT 20 TO
25 KNOTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE
CONDITIONS ON AREA BAYS AND OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS THAT ARE
HAZARDOUS TO SMALLER MARINE CRAFT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
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 EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTH CENTRAL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
RAINFALL TO MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION. GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT
LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF FRIDAY. DEPENDING ON EXACTLY HOW MUCH RAIN
FALLS...AND WHERE...THIS COULD EXACERBATE REGIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS
ACROSS THE REGION.
A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...EXCEPT FOR THE
IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS ON SUNDAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS OF
NEXT WEEK. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE FROM
THE MID TO UPPER 20S OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS TO THE LOW TO MID 30S
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...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR RIVER SYSTEMS.
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