HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 650 AM CST WED DEC 2 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES WILL BRING A VARIETY
OF HAZARDS TO THE REGION EARLY TODAY. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO LIFT
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY WITH HAZARDOUS WEATHER BEGINNING TO WANE.
SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING...CONTAINING ISOLATED TORNADOES...
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE
EASTWARD OUT OF THE REGION HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON. COASTAL
FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT WITH TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET
POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING. THE WIDESPREAD COASTAL FLOOD THREAT
LOOKS TO DIMINISH BY LATE IN THE MORNING BUT SOME AREAS WILL SEE
WATER LOWERING AT A SLOWER PACE. THUS...MINOR INSTANCES OF FLOODING
IS STILL A POSSIBILITY THROUGH LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH THE LOW WILL BE MOVING AWAY...MARINE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO REMAIN DANGEROUS THROUGH TONIGHT. FORECASTERS ANTICIPATE
THE LARGE SCALE FLOW AROUND THE DEPARTING LOW TO SUPPORT OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. SEA STATES REMAIN
HIGH. SEE THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON WINDS AND
SEAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS INTO THE REGION LATER IN THE
WEEK. LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY
WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND HELP TO BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES DOWN TO
NEAR THE FREEZING MARK OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR...OVERNIGHT FRIDAY.
AT THE SAME TIME...A DISTURBANCE HIGH IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND DEEPER
MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE DEEP SOUTH. THE
RESULT IS A POSSIBLE CHANGE OVER FROM A COLD...LIGHT RAIN TO LIGHT
SNOW OVER AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM RICHTON
MISSISSIPPI TO CHATOM...MONROEVILLE...TO BRANTLEY ALABAMA FRIDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...BUT IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO GET OVERLY
SPECIFIC ON ANY AMOUNTS.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE REQUIRED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING.
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