HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 350 PM CST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 300 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...WHERE A LONG
DURATION OF LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S IS EXPECTED.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF COLD AIR IS UPCOMING. MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW FREEZING OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. A
HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNINGS FOR MOST OF
THE AREA NORTH OF THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE COLDEST PERIOD LOOKS TO
BE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WHERE AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF
A LINE FROM RICHTON MISSISSIPPI TO CRESTVIEW FLORIDA COULD SEE THE
THERMOMETER DIP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 DEGREES. SEVERAL AREAS COULD
SEE NEAR RECORD TO RECORD COLD AS WELL.
FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...A STRONG CANADIAN RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BECOMES REESTABLISHED ACROSS THE CENTRAL STATES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
THIS HIGH BRINGS A RETURN TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND A BUILDING
TREND IN SEAS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WITH THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF COLD...FORECASTERS WILL BE WATCHING
CLOSELY FOR THE NEXT THREAT OF MOISTURE TO MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA. THE DISCUSSION THEN WILL BE ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL OF FROZEN
PRECIPITATION. THE PLAYER WILL BE A STRONG DISTURBANCE HIGH IN THE
ATMOSPHERE...FORECAST TO DIVE SOUTH OUT OF CANADA LATE IN THE WEEK.
ENOUGH OF THE GUIDANCE IS SHOWING ENOUGH MOISTURE AND COLD AIR TO
SUPPORT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THURSDAY WITH A CHANGEOVER TO
LIGHT SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT MAINLY OVER INLAND LOCATIONS. THIS IS
SLOWER THAN PREVIOUS THINKING. IN ADDITION...WITH THE VARIOUS
WEATHER MODELS SHOWING MORE SPREAD...UNCERTAINTY HAS INCREASED.
STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO MONITOR. STAY TUNED.
THERE ARE STRONG INDICATIONS OF ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR ENTERING
THE AREA BY FRIDAY...AND THIS AIRMASS MAY BE EVEN COLDER THAN THE
ONE WE ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS FOR
SEVERE WEATHER IS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
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