HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1230 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 1230 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1230 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
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1230 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA. THEREFORE...A HIGH FIRE DANGER EXISTS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.
RAINFALL BACK ON TUESDAY HAS PRODUCED SOME RISES ALONG AREA RIVERS. A
FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE WARRIOR...CAHABA...TALLAPOOSA...ALABAMA...AND
TOMBIGBEE RIVERS WILL APPROACH CAUTION OR MINOR FLOOD STAGES.
THERE WILL BE A BRIEF WINDOW FOR SOME SLEET OR A RAIN SLEET MIX
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO CLANTON TO AUBURN. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SLEET
WILL BE NEAR THE ONSET OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH A TRANSITION OVER TO
RAINFALL LIKELY OCCURING BEFORE SUNRISE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.  VERY LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION OF SLEET IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM AUBURN TO TUSCALOOSA TO VERNON THROUGH 9 AM...
WITH A CHANGEOVER TO RAINFALL SHORTLY THEREAFTER. VERY LITTLE TO
NO ACCUMULATION OF SLEET IS EXPECTED.
SOME MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY ALONG
THE WARRIOR...CAHABA...TALLAPOOSA...ALABAMA...AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS.
A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WOULD BE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM THREAT APPEARS TO BE CONFINED TO AREAS ALONG
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20.
A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA ON TUESDAY.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS FRONT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Issue Date: 410 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009

...DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ON
SATURDAY...
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MARION-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-
CLEBURNE-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-
RANDOLPH-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-
AUTAUGA-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
410 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW 25
PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS...PLEASE CONTACT
THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV.
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