HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 623 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 02 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.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST AND EXPECTED TO CROSS THE
NORTHCENTRAL GULF COAST THIS EVENING WILL BRING A VARIETY OF WEATHER
WITH IT. STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO
POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI. THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS SHIFTING EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65 TOWARD MORNING.
A FORECAST OF STRONG EASTERLY THEN SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST
TONIGHT HAS REQUIRED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING TO BE ISSUED EFFECTIVE
AT 6 PM THIS EVENING. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 4
FEET WITH A FEW AREAS POSSIBLY EXPERIENCING NEAR 5 FEET WEST OF
PENSACOLA. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS FURTHER TO THE EAST...GENERALLY FROM
NAVARRE BEACH TO DESTIN...COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FEET.
THE LOW ALSO BRINGS HEAVY RAIN AND THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS TO
THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 65. MOST LOCATIONS WILL
SEE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH BANDS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES
POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST OF A MOBILE TO GREENVILLE LINE OVERNIGHT. A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT TONIGHT.
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT CONTINUE WITH MODERATE TO
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY. WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE OVER
THE MARINE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND CONTINUING
OVERNIGHT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. OFFSHORE WAVE
HEIGHTS BUILDING TO AROUND 15 FEET THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING
OVERNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CURRENTLY IN EFFECT WILL BE
REPLACED BY GALE WARNINGS LATER TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
A FEW STRONG OR POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS MAY BE OCCURRING OVER THE
WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ADJACENT ALABAMA COUNTIES EARLY
WEDNESDAY. BUT OF THE STORMS OFFSHORE AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL LIKELY STILL BE IN EFFECT INTO
WEDNESDAY BUT TIDE LEVELS WILL DECLINE DURING THE DAY AS WINDS
BECOME NORTHWEST.
OVER THE MARINE AREA...THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY BUT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED
AFTER GALE CONDITIONS EASE ON WEDNESDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL SUBSIDE
BELOW 7 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK...CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL CRAFT AGAIN.
FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON WINDS...SEAS AND COASTAL
FLOODING...REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER AND COASTAL HAZARD
MESSAGES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE.
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS INTO THE REGION LATER IN THE
WEEK AND BRINGS THE RISK OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES BOTH FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY MORNINGS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
SEVERE WEATHER AND COASTAL FLOODING.
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