HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 542 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 700 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO ON TUESDAY
AND MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THEN
TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A VARIETY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO CENTRAL
ALABAMA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SYSTEM ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW...
AND ANY CHANGE IN THE FORECAST TRACK WILL IMPACT THE AREAS AFFECTED.
SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AS A DEEPENING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15
TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF I-20 TUESDAY NIGHT AND LASTING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTH ALABAMA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE ZONE OF HEAVIEST
RAINFALL IS CURRENTLY FORECAST ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
SELMA TO ALEXANDER CITY...WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST. NORTH OF
THIS LINE...RAINFALL WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA ON
WEDNESDAY. THE THREAT AREA IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TROY
TO PHENIX CITY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...BUT
AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BECOME
NECESSARY ON WEDNESDAY.
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