Friday, February 29, 2008

Early Next Week


DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME..


DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT WILL AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.


MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WINDS...HAIL...AND TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE THREATS WITH THIS SYSTEM.


BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...THERE MAY BE SUFFICIENT MOISTURE REMAINING AND COLD AIR TO BRING AT LEAST A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS. THE BEST CHANCES FOR A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.


A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES EARLY MONDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT WARM AND MOIST AIR NORTHWARD. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO FORM IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DURING THE DAY...AND THEN MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT...WITH A SHARP COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED HAZARDS...THIS DEEP SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS ON MONDAY...AND WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON TUESDAY.

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