Kinard, FL Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

938 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

Expires:

845 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...LAKE WIND ADVIOSRY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...A FEW COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS UNLIKELY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...MAINLY EAST OF THE APALACHICOLA RIVER. THEREFORE A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WAS ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH ALABAMA. ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD BRIEFLY APPROACH MARGINALLY SEVERE LEVELS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING WITH IT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS GROWING CONCERN THAT THE COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND PERHAPS EVEN A FEW TORNADOES. FAIR WEATHER IS EXPECTED AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY...BUT SPOTTERS AND ASKED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY THIS WEEKEND DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. 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.