HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 242 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 241 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
241 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GUSTS COULD REACH 45 MPH AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT WILL
REMAIN ABOVE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH 3 AM...SO THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH 3 AM
TONIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. WIND GUSTS
WITH THESE STORMS COULD REACH 60 MPH. ALSO...DUE TO THE HIGH SHEAR
AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE...ISOLATED SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES CANNOT BE
RULED OUT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 224 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 300 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST TO THE WEST OF ALABAMA HAS
CAUSED A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS
TIGHT GRADIENT HAS ALREADY PRODUCED SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND
30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...AND SOME WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN WITHIN WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA
THROUGH 3 AM.
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CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
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MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...
ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...
CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...
VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...
PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...
MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...
PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA
224 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST TO THE WEST OF ALABAMA HAS
CAUSED A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS
TIGHT GRADIENT HAS ALREADY PRODUCED SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND
30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...AND SOME WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN WITHIN WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA
THROUGH 3 AM.
HIGH VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREA ROADWAYS THIS
EVENING. THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND
BRIDGES COULD ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION.
OTHER CONCERNS INCLUDE ANY LOOSE YARD FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THAT WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT
PROPERLY SECURED...AS WELL AS THE CHANCE OF POWER OUTAGES IF
DOWNED TREES HAPPEN TO FALL ON POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 17 MPH AND HIGHER...
OR WIND GUSTS OF 30 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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