HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
359 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010
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079-101200-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
359 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SEND
ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE STREAMING INTO THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
ACROSS THE AREA. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR SOME SOME STORMS TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE MAINLY WEST OF
INTERSTATE 65 FROM MID MORNING WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE MAIN RISKS FROM SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT AND WILL ALSO RESULT IN AN
INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR POTENTIALLY STRONG
TO SEVERE STORMS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THE MAIN RISKS FROM SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MEANWHILE INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THERE IS A ELEVATED RISK OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLASH FLOODING FROM THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DUE TO
EXCESSIVELY MOIST GROUND CONDITIONS. THE PRIMARY RISK OF FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS ARE EXPECTED AS A RESULT OF THIS
HEAVY RAINFALL EPISODE. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER
OFF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND END ALTOGETHER BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG ONSHORE WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A
HAZARD FOR SMALL CRAFT AND AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT THREAT UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE ON THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE MARINE AREA AGAIN FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO
MODERATE TO STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTERS FOR SEVERE
WEATHER MAY BE REQUIRED WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
And...
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
248 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM
WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY AND SEND ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF GULF MOISTURE STREAMING INTO THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WHILE FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING BY SATURATING ALREADY EXCESSIVELY MOIST GROUND CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF STRONGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FALLING UPON SATURATED SOIL WHICH WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES.
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CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM...
MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...
PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...
LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...
SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA...
FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...
MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...
SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...
BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...
LUCEDALE
248 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA
AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
ALABAMA...BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...
UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND
INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...
GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE.
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY AND SEND ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF
GULF MOISTURE STREAMING INTO THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WHILE
FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING BY
SATURATING ALREADY EXCESSIVELY MOIST GROUND CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF
STRONGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FALLING
UPON SATURATED SOIL WHICH WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS BEING ISSUED BASED UPON EXCESSIVELY MOIST
GROUND CONDITIONS AND ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINFALL.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
