HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BIRMINGHAM AL500 AM CDT
FRI MAY 9 2008ALZ011>015-017>050-101000-
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500 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM..

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG A SLOW MOVINGBOUNDARY. THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BESTRONG DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL.
STORMS SHOULD BEGIN DEVELOPING NORTH OF THE AREA AROUND NOON AND SLOWLYMOVE AND DEVELOP FURTHER SOUTH ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AFTER 2 PM.
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS WILL PERSIST MAINLY AFTER 7 PM FORAREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL..

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST FOR SATURDAY INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. SEVERETHUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE MAINTHREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. THE STALLED SYSTEM WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH MUCHOF THE DAY ON SATURDAY...WHILE THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO AREADURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LIKELY TO PERSIST FROM THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY THROUGH 6 AM ON SUNDAY.