HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 821 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 730 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
820 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
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820 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA. THEREFORE...A HIGH FIRE DANGER EXISTS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.
RAINFALL BACK ON TUESDAY HAS PRODUCED SOME RISES ALONG AREA RIVERS. A
FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE WARRIOR...CAHABA...TALLAPOOSA...ALABAMA...AND
TOMBIGBEE RIVERS WILL APPROACH CAUTION OR MINOR FLOOD STAGES.
THERE WILL BE A BRIEF WINDOW FOR SOME SLEET OR RAIN MIXED WITH
SLEET ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR SLEET WILL BE NEAR THE ONSET OF THE PRECIPITATION...AFTER
MIDNIGHT SPREADING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. VERY LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET ARE EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 THROUGH 9 AM. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN
BECOME ALL RAIN. VERY LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET ARE
EXPECTED.
SOME MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY ALONG
THE WARRIOR...CAHABA...TALLAPOOSA...ALABAMA...AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS.
A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WOULD BE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM THREAT APPEARS TO BE CONFINED TO AREAS ALONG
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20.
A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA ON TUESDAY.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS FRONT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Issue Date: 410 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009

...DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ON
SATURDAY...
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MARION-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-
CLEBURNE-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-
RANDOLPH-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-
AUTAUGA-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
410 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW 25
PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS...PLEASE CONTACT
THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV.
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