Alford, FL Hazardous Weather Outlook

Alford, Florida

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 554 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
Expiration: 500 AM CST SAT NOV 22 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.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
BREEZY AND COLD CONDITIONS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH
THIS MORNING WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES TODAY.
THIS STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO ENHANCE THE SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES THAT DEVELOP TODAY.

A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AND
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AWAY FROM THE
COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER HARD
FREEZE BY MORNING WITH SOME INLAND LOCATIONS DROPPING BELOW 26
DEGREES FOR TWO OR MORE HOURS. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL KILL
UNPROTECTED VEGETATION AND POTENTIALLY FREEZE UNPROTECTED PIPES.
ALSO...IN THESE AREAS...WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DROP INTO THE UPPER
TEENS JUST PRIOR TO SUNRISE. IF YOU ARE VENTURING OUT IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...MAKE SURE TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
ANOTHER NIGHT OF COLD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH INLAND LOCATIONS LIKELY DROPPING BELOW FREEZING FOR A
FEW HOURS. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON SUNDAY. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BACK TO THE
FORECAST ON MONDAY NIGHT AS WELL AS ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR FOR
THE MIDDLE 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.