HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1041 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1024 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1023 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
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1023 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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 THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD
REACH 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...OR SQUALL
LINE...WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA BETWEEN 2 PM AND 9 PM
...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. WIND GUSTS ALONG THE SQUALL LINE
COULD REACH 60 MPH. 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: 246 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS LIKELY ON THURSDAY...
.A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
WILL CAUSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA ON
THURSDAY. THIS TIGHT GRADIENT WILL INITIALLY CREATE SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEGINNING BY 6 AM
THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY NOON ON
THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH LASTING THROUGH MIDNIGHT
FRIDAY.
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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
246 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
THURSDAY NIGHT.
A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST OF ALABAMA WILL
CAUSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA ON
THURSDAY. THIS TIGHT GRADIENT WILL INITIALLY CREATE SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEGINNING BY 6 AM
THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY NOON ON
THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH LASTING THROUGH MIDNIGHT
FRIDAY.
THE BIGGEST CONCERN WITH THESE WINDS IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO ON CHRISTMAS EVE. HIGH VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC COULD BE
IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY TRAFFIC ON WEST-TO-EAST ORIENTED ROADS AS
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE COULD BE PRESENTED WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS.
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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