HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 640 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009
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.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
RAINFALL...LOCALLY HEAVY IN SOME LOCATIONS...WILL BE SPREADING INTO
THE REGION TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES
TOWARD THE AREA. UNFORTUNATELY...THE LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY
RECEIVE THE HEAVIER RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL BE THE MANY OF THE SAME
AREAS THAT RECEIVED THE HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK. SOME
LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES OF ALABAMA HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST THREE
DAYS...WITH A LARGE AREA GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
WIGGINS...LUCEDALE...CITRONELLE...MONROEVILLE...GREENVILLE LINE
RECEIVING AT LEAST 4 INCHES...AND IN SOME CASES 4 TO 6 INCHES OF
RAINFALL. THIS EARLIER RAINFALL RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD AREAL AND
RIVER FLOODING...SOME OF WHICH CONTINUES THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL
2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THAT SAME AREA TONIGHT
AND EARLY FRIDAY...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL LIKELY RECEIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN.
SOILS ARE SATURATED DUE TO THE EARLIER RAINS...AND ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF AND CAUSE MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS...AS
WELL AS ACT TO EXACERBATE ANY EXISTING FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA...INCLUDING AREA RIVERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
AND ALL OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE....REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING ISSUED BY NWS MOBILE. THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF
UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH RAIN WILL OCCUR AND WHERE THE AXIS OF
HEAVIEST RAIN SETS UP...SO STAY TUNED.
SEVERAL AREA RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING...SOME OF
WHICH EXPERIENCING MODERATE FLOODING PROBLEMS. FOR THE VERY LATEST
RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS IN THE WFO MOBILE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE
AREA...REFER TO THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICES
WEBPAGE.
MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL MAKE FOR
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL MARINE CRAFT TODAY AND TONIGHT...A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. REFER TO THE MARINE WEATHER
WARNING MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL MARINE CRAFT ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO HIGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS. SEE THE
LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS ON WIND
DIRECTION...SPEED AND SEAS AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.
RAIN WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA TO THE EAST BY MIDDAY FRIDAY...WITH
COLDER AND DRIER HIGH PRESSURE THEN BEING THE DOMINANT WEATHER MAKER
INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH
OF THE COAST...SUNDAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 20S OVER
INTERIOR LOCATIONS TO THE LOWER TO MID 30S ALONG THE COAST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
CONTINUED ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS
REQUESTED DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF ONGOING RIVER FLOODING.
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