HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 930 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009
Expiration: 630 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAIN TO CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH NOON ON FRIDAY. LOCALIZED HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTH AND EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...THE SAME AREA THAT RECEIVED
HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS WEEK. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM LINDEN...TO PRATTVILLE...TO
OPELIKA...AND IS VALID FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH
WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THESE
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE EAST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SELMA...TO
BIRMINGHAM...TO HEFLIN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL END BY NOON AS THE RAIN MASS PUSHES
EASTWARD INTO GEORGIA. THE WINDS WILL ALSO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY.
AREA RIVERS WILL LIKELY REMAIN SWOLLEN INTO THE WEEKEND AND SOME
RIVER STAGES WILL REMAIN ABOVE ACTION STAGE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NECESSARY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
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