Orange Beach, AL Hazardous Weather Outlook

Orange Beach, Alabama

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 530 AM CDT MON OCT 6 2008
Expiration: 600 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SEAS NEAR 7 FEET. ALONG THE BEACHES...A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS FORECAST TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE BREAKS DOWN TUESDAY WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE FRONT BRINGS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE GULF COAST. THE BEST COVERAGES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A POTENTIAL WAVE
OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE FORMS ALONG THE FRONT THEN. SOME STORMS
COULD BE STRONG LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY OVER THE MISSISSIPPI
ZONES. THIS...THOUGH...WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON DEGREE OF
INSTABILITY. FORECASTERS ARE NOT ANTICIPATING SEVERE WEATHER WITH
THIS SYSTEM.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS FORECAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL
NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.