HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 658 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 400 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
645 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT. ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN...AN INCREASING
THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. AREAS SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND WEST OF I-65 WILL
INITIALLY EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER...THE SEVERE THREAT WILL SHIFT EAST LATER THIS
EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED AS HEAVY RAIN MOVES OVER THE SAME AREAS.
THIS WILL ELEVATE THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL.
IN ADDITION TO THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY...BEHIND THE
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL CAN
BE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 455 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 300 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM...MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE
GREAT LAKES WILL CREATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH
ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY TONIGHT AS A LINE OF STORMS MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA.
DURING WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY...GUSTING AGAIN TO
NEAR 40 MPH OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLD LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...
OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.
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RSB