Alford, FL Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

542 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

Expires:

500 AM CST FRI JAN 09 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... BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING INTO THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO KEEP THE SURF ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES ELEVATED. AS A RESULT...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. NO ONE...EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS AND SURFERS SHOULD ENTER THE SURF TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THE INSTABILITY WILL BE RELATIVELY WEAK WITH THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SOME STORMS TO POTENTIALLY BECOME STRONG. IF GREATER INSTABILITY DEVELOPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...A COUPLE OF THESE STORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT FOR SUNDAY AND THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WORK WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. 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.