Wednesday, March 12, 2008

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK


THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY LASTING INTO SATURDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME...ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES.

SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES ARE EXPECTED TO INTERACT WITH DEVELOPING FRONTS AND INCREASING INSTABILITY AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO COME FROM ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...AS THE AIR MASS BECOMES INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. LIMITING FACTORS EXIST INCLUDING THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT FORCING TO GENERATE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ATMOSPHERIC CAP. HOWEVER...ANY STORMS THAT ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WILL HAVE SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND SHEAR AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER.

EXACT TIMING AND DETAILS OF THE UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE FEATURES ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

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