HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 653 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES THIS
MORNING AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL PRECEDE THE LOW...WITH A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR
AREAS NEAR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLOOD
WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION.
STORMS WILL FIRST IMPACT NORTH FLORIDA THIS MORNING WITH TWO AREAS
OF CONVECTION TO MONITOR. ONE BATCH OF CONVECTION WILL MOVE
NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND IT COULD PRODUCED ISOLATED
SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO.
ANOTHER CLUSTER OF MORNING STORMS WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO PRESS INLAND
ACROSS THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH FLORIDA MID-MORNING.
THIS AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT POSITIONS ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA...
SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA IN
ADVANCE OF THE SURFACE LOW AND THE TRAILING COLD FRONT. SOME OF THESE
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST TODAY. EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO ELEVATE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
TO A HIGH RISK ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TODAY.
MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY
AND CHARLOTTE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS. A
RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER IN
EXTREME NORTHWEST GLYNN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK.
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ALONG THE ALTAMAHA RIVER
NEAR CHARLOTTE AND BAXLEY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD
WARNINGS.
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS INLAND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER TODAY. PLEASE STAY AWARE
OF THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
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