HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 500 AM CST SAT JAN 02 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
NAVIGATION OF MARINE CRAFT WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AND
INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS IN THE NEAR TERM. A STRONG CANADIAN RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL STATES...BRINGS STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS AND A BUILDING TREND IN SEAS.
OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE FORECAST TO DIP TO SUBFREEZING LEVELS OVER THE
INTERIOR...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH
OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
COLDEST AIR OF THE WINTER EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE GULF COAST REGION.
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MUCH COLDER AIR IS FORECAST WITH THE POTENTIAL
THAT A HARD FREEZE WILL OCCUR FOR SEVERAL NIGHTS. THE LATEST
FORECAST CALLS FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS DIPPING DOWN INTO THE LOWER TO MID
20S FOR MUCH OF THE AREA BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS. THE
COLDEST MORNING LOOKS TO BE TUESDAY MORNING WHERE AREAS ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI TO CRESTVIEW FLORIDA
COULD SEE THE THERMOMETER DIP TO NEAR 15 DEGREES THEN. SEVERAL AREAS
COULD SEE NEAR RECORD TO RECORD COLD.
FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...A STRONG CANADIAN RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BECOMES REESTABLISHED ACROSS THE CENTRAL STATES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
THIS HIGH BRINGS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND A BUILDING TREND IN SEAS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SEVERAL WEATHER MODELS SHOW ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND BETTER
MOISTURE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATE WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY MORNING. GIVEN THE EXTENT OF COLD AIR IN PLACE PRIOR
TO THIS LOW...THE EXACT TRACK WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS ON
OUR WEATHER. SOME OF OUR RELIABLE EXTENDED RANGE MODELS HAVE BEEN
CONSISTENT ON THE LOW TRACK...WHILE ALSO SUGGESTING A CHANGEOVER
FROM RAIN...TO SLEET AND LIGHT SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE FORECAST AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SINCE THIS
IS STILL 6 TO 7 DAYS OUT...A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AND THERE IS
PLENTY OF TIME FOR THE GUIDANCE TO CHANGE. STAY TUNED.
.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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