HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 541 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009

/432 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS OFFSHORE WINDS WILL KICK UP TO AROUND
20 KNOTS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. MARINERS
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL ARRIVE TODAY
ENHANCING THE SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. FINALLY...A BRIEF FREEZE IS
FORECAST TONIGHT FOR AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM TIFTON TO ALBANY
TO DOTHAN. FREEZE DURATIONS WILL BE UNDER TWO HOURS...PRECLUDING
THE NEED FOR A WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
CLOUDS WILL THICKEN DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND A FEW SPRINKLES
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL LOWER AND THICKEN
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND RAIN RATES WILL INCREASE. SATURDAY LOOKS
LIKE A WASH OUT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
DRIER AIR WILL ARRIVE FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE RAIN
CHANCES RETURN FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT
FRONTAL 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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