HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 510 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST MON NOV 30 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.
...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT REGION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF
OF MEXICO EARLY THIS WEEK AND TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES BY WEDNESDAY. WHILE THE EXACT STRENGTH AND
TRACK OF THE SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF THE
IMPACT...THERE ARE MULTIPLE CONCERNS AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
TRI-STATE AREA. A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
COULD REACH 5 OR MORE INCHES IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION VERY
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS THE
POSSIBILITY OF HIGH SURF...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...BEACH
EROSION...AND COASTAL FLOODING.
AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA LIFTS NORTHEAST...A MODESTLY UNSTABLE AIR
MASS MAY MOVE INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND.
COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT...THIS MAY LEAD TO STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
INTERESTS IN THE REGION SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SYSTEM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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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