HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 442 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 445 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

/332 AM CST WED DEC 23 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.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FRANKLIN
COUNTY BEACHES DUE TO INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGHER SURF.
OTHERWISE...SKIES WILL GENERALLY BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON
THURSDAY AND HELP PUSH A COLD FRONT EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS COLD FRONT SURGES
EASTWARD...A MOIST AND MODESTLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO
THE REGION. THIS UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WIND
SHEAR TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...THE
SEVERE THREAT IS GREATEST ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
WESTERN BIG BEND WHERE THE COMBINATION OF WIND SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY WILL BE HIGHEST. HOWEVER...THERE STILL REMAINS A
CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL
BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A SQUALL LINE JUST
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE
SQUALL LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED TORNADOES. IN
ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO
2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM.
STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM ON THURSDAY WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF
ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES CREATING A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LEAD TO A PERIOD OF
RELATIVELY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS INTO THE FIRST OF THE WORK WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY...HOWEVER SPOTTER
ACTIVATION MAY BECOME NECESSARY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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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