HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 241 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 241 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GUSTS COULD REACH 45 MPH AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT WILL
REMAIN ABOVE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH 3 AM...SO THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH 3 AM
TONIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. WIND GUSTS
WITH THESE STORMS COULD REACH 60 MPH. ALSO...DUE TO THE HIGH SHEAR
AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE...ISOLATED SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES CANNOT BE
RULED OUT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
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