HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 636 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR ALL
OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA...
...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF OUR COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND ON FRIDAY...
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO WILL MOVE STEADILY NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
BRINGING A LARGE SWATH OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION.
ALTHOUGH MOST LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO
RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE...THE FLOOD WATCH HAS
BEEN LIMITED TO NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA WHERE THE GROUND IS
ALREADY COMPLETELY SATURATED FROM EARLIER RAINFALL...AND RIVER
FLOODING IS ONGOING. HOWEVER...IF THE RAINFALL ESTIMATES ARE
FURTHER INCREASED...LOWLAND AND RIVERINE FLOODING COULD BECOME
PROBLEMATIC ACROSS PARTS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE AS
WELL...SO ALL INTERESTS ACROSS OUR AREA ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST
OF THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THE ABOVE MENTIONED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH RAINFALL
GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF
THE LOW TRACK...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND...
MAY BRIEFLY END UP IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE STORM ON FRIDAY. WITHIN
THIS WARM SECTOR...THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HIGHER. A
FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE STRONG TO SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL END DURING
THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PASSES EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA.
DUE TO THE ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINFALL...RIVER FLOODING CONCERNS
ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
GULF INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING.
A COLDER AIRMASS WILL THEN ARRIVE DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE INITIALLY EXPECTED TO KEEP LOW TEMPERATURES
ABOVE FREEZING BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS...HOWEVER HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD CLOSER BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND ALLOW WINDS TO
DIMINISH. A DRY AND COOL ATMOSPHERE...COMBINED WITH THE WEAK WINDS
WILL ALLOW A DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING SETUP SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S ARE
NOW EXPECTED. RESIDENTS WITH SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO
DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL FREEZE
EVENT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.
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