Marion County-Rankin Fite, AL Hazardous Weather Outlook

Marion County-Rankin Fite, Alabama

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 738 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2008
Expiration: 1000 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE TROPICAL SYSTEM FAY WILL BRING SEVERAL SENSIBLE WEATHER THREATS
TO CENTRAL ALABAMA FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THESE POTENTIAL THREATS
INCLUDE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO MOVE
WESTWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND...AND THEN TURN NORTHWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ON THIS PATH...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO A FEW
INCHES...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME...
CONFIDENCE IS RATHER LOW ON THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THESE
THREATS.

CONSULT THE LATEST GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS FROM FAY. STAY TUNED
TO LATER STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER REFINEMENTS ON THREATS AND TIMING FOR
CENTRAL ALABAMA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.