HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 515 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST MON NOV 30 2009

/410 AM CST SUN NOV 29 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT REGION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF
OF MEXICO EARLY THIS WEEK AND TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES BY WEDNESDAY. WHILE THE EXACT STRENGTH AND
TRACK OF THE SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF THE
IMPACT...THERE ARE MULTIPLE CONCERNS AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
TRI-STATE AREA. A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
COULD REACH 5 OR MORE INCHES IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION VERY
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS THE
POSSIBILITY OF HIGH SURF...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...BEACH
EROSION...AND COASTAL FLOODING.
AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA LIFTS NORTHEAST...A MODESTLY UNSTABLE AIR
MASS MAY MOVE INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND.
COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT...THIS MAY LEAD TO STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
INTERESTS IN THE REGION SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS 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.
$$

FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Issue Date: 304 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM
CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE
EXCEPT GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
REGION CREATING RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND ON SUNDAY IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. SOME DRY AIR WILL STILL BE IN
PLACE OVER THE FLORIDA EASTERN BIG BEND ON SUNDAY WHICH
NECESSITATES A FIRE WEATHER WATCH OVER JEFFERSON...MADISON...
DIXIE...LAFAYETTE AND TAYLOR COUNTIES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
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304 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
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