SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 908 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...DREAMING OF A WINDY CHRISTMAS EVE...
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A RAPIDLY
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. BY SUNRISE ON
CHRISTMAS EVE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. DURING THE DAY AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO
TIGHTEN RESULTING IN SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MAXIMUM WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG A SQUALL LINE EXPECTED TO
MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA BETWEEN 5 PM AND MIDNIGHT
ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING NUMEROUS TREES...
AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. YARD FURNITURE...TRASH CANS
AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND UNLESS
PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN TO SECURE SUCH ITEMS.
DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD ALSO BE DANGEROUS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA.
SOUTHERLY WIND WILL RESULT IN A CROSSWIND MAKING ROADWAYS ORIENTED
FROM WEST TO EAST ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. WET ROADWAYS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 557 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 700 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY
MAY BE ISSUED IN LATER FORECASTS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
WINDY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. WIND
GUSTS COULD REACH 40 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL SWEEP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.
...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. WIND GUSTS ALONG THE LINE OF
STORMS COULD REACH 50 MPH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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