HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 125 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 100 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
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 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND LASTING INTO WEDNESDAY.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTH ALABAMA TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE A
WIDESPREAD 12 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNT OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THAT WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
20. ELSEWHERE...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA ON WEDNESDAY. THE THREAT AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO ON TUESDAY
AND MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA OVERNIGHT...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.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BECOME
NECESSARY LATE NIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
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