Thursday, April 10, 2008

Hazardous Outlook for Friday

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP TO OUR WEST.AREAS NEAR AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 WILL EXPERIENCE WINDS OF 15TO 25 MPH BETWEEN 9 AM AND MIDNIGHT.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
ON FRIDAY...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OFAN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A WEAKENING PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE WILL APPROACH NORTHWEST ALABAMA NEAR SUNRISE FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO REFORM AND STRENGTHEN AS THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE STATE.THESE STORMS COULD CARRY WITH THEM THE POTENTIAL FOR HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. EXACT TIMING AND INTENSITY ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

AFTER THIS STORM SYSTEM PASSES LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 12 AND 18 MPH ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH. MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS...COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE TEMPERATURES CLOSETO FREEZING.

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