HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 30 2009
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
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.
A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WIND FLOW WILL GIVE WAY TO HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS MORNING.
SOME MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ACROSS THE
REGION. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION.
A RISK FOR WILDFIRES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE REGION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
AN AREA OF PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE MARINE AREA...GIVING
WAY TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT LATE WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED IN
THE WAKE OF THE THIS SYSTEM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING APPEARS TO BE LOW BUT LOCALIZED MINOR
FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS IS
NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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