HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 553 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
600 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
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COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
600 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
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
MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG SEVERAL AREA RIVERS IN ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA. MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE LEAF RIVER
NEAR MCLAIN AND THE ALABAMA RIVER NEAR CLAIBORNE DAM.  PLEASE SEE
THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MARINE
AREA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK. A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS WILL DEVELOP IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE MARINE AREA
DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IS
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.
DENSE FOG WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS INCLUDING
INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND SOME COASTAL AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD
FRONT AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ON CHRISTMAS EVE. CURRENT MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS CONDITIONS WILL
BECOME FAVORABLE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY...
MOVING INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BY LATE MORNING THEN
MOVE EAST OF A LINE FROM DESTIN FLORIDA TO GREENVILLE ALABAMA BY
THURSDAY EVENING. A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
IS NOW FORECASTED FOR THURSDAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA ON THURSDAY. EARLY
INDICATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON
THURSDAY.
FURTHER GUIDANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL ON THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL
NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT MAY BE NEEDED ON THURSDAY.
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