HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1000 AM CST WED DEC 2 2009
Expiration: 1000 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.
A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER
AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS
ENDED ACROSS THE REGION AND THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN IS DIMINISHING
AS WELL. HOWEVER...AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A GREENVILLE TO MILTON
LINE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN THAT WILL AID
FURTHER TO RAIN TOTALS AND MAY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING
THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING.
AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST...GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 30 TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY CLOSER
TO THE COAST. AS A RESULT...COASTAL FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT WITH
TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS REACHING UP TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE RISING ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. NORTHERN AND EASTERN
FACING SHORES OF BAYS AND SOUNDS WILL BE THE MOST THREATENED BY THE
POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING...AS WELL AS THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN
ISLAND. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM THIS
EVENING.
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 WILL BE
REQUIRED THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY FOR COASTAL AREAS IN SUPPORT OF
THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING.
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