HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1033 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM CST FRI DEC 18 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
RAINFALL...LOCALLY HEAVY IN SOME LOCATIONS...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COAST MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. THE THREAT FOR THE HEAVIEST
RAIN HAS SHIFTED SOMEWHAT TO THE NORTHWEST...WITH LOCATIONS NORTH
AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR NOW EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING. FURTHER SOUTH AND
EAST...STORM TOTALS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 2 INCHES...BUT TOTALS AS
HIGH AS 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SOILS ARE SATURATED DUE TO THE
EARLIER RAINS...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF AND
CAUSE MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS...AS WELL AS ACT TO EXACERBATE ANY
EXISTING FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...INCLUDING AREA
RIVERS. LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ALSO STILL RUNNING QUITE HIGH
AND WILL BE MORE PRONE TO FLOOD. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FOR THE VERY LATEST
RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS IN THE WFO MOBILE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE
AREA... REFER TO THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICES
WEBPAGE.
MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL MARINE CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL MARINE CRAFT ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO HIGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS.
COOLER AND DRIER WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN. A FREEZE IS
POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF THE COAST...SUNDAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY
MORNINGS. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE MID TO
UPPER 20S OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS TO THE LOWER 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 ONGOING RIVER FLOODING.
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