Wind Advisory 7, NWS Birmingham, AL

000 
WWUS74 KBMX 170402
NPWBMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1102 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL BRING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO
CENTRAL ALABAMA...

ALZ040-042-044-049-171800-
/O.EXB.KBMX.WI.Y.0007.090817T0600Z-090817T1800Z/
DALLAS-LOWNDES-MONTGOMERY-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELMA...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...TROY
1102 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

THIS WIND ADVISORY IS REPLACING THE PREVIOUS TROPICAL WIND WARNING
THAT WAS IN PLACE. THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION FOR TROPICAL STORM 
CLAUDETTE IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST.
HOWEVER...COUNTIES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO SEE WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20
TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR
WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ALZ030>034-039-172100-
/O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0007.090817T1100Z-090817T2100Z/
SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...
MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN
1102 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY. 

THE COUNTIES NEAR THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION ALONG THE PATH OF
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL EXPERIENCE WINDS OF 20 T0 30
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MOST OF THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN BY DAYBREAK
AND LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR
WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ALZ045-046-048-050-171500-
/O.CON.KBMX.LW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-090817T1500Z/
MACON-BULLOCK-RUSSELL-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...
PHENIX CITY...EUFAULA
1102 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY. 

THE COUNTIES ALONG THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS FROM THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
LASTING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
STRONG AS THE TROPICAL RAINBANDS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

ALZ025-035-041-043-172100-
/O.CON.KBMX.LW.Y.0029.090817T0800Z-090817T2100Z/
SHELBY-CHILTON-AUTAUGA-ELMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
CLANTON...PRATTVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE
1102 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

THE COUNTIES ALONG THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS FROM THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
LASTING THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
STRONG AS THE TROPICAL RAINBANDS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

ALZ011>013-015-022>024-172100-
/O.CON.KBMX.LW.Y.0029.090817T1100Z-090817T2100Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER
1102 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

THE COUNTIES ALONG THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS FROM THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS LASTING THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY STRONG AS THE TROPICAL RAINBANDS MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

000 
WWUS74 KBMX 171745
NPWBMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1245 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...LAKE AND WIND ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED...

ALZ030>034-039-171845-
/O.CAN.KBMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090817T2100Z/
SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...
MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN
1245 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 


$$

ALZ040-042-044-049-171845-
/O.CAN.KBMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090817T1800Z/
DALLAS-LOWNDES-MONTGOMERY-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELMA...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...TROY
1245 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 


$$

ALZ011>013-015-022>025-035-041-043-171845-
/O.CAN.KBMX.LW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-090817T2100Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
CHILTON-AUTAUGA-ELMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...
HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...CLANTON...PRATTVILLE...
WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE
1245 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
650 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.UPDATE...FOR AVIATION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

QUITE A CHANGE IN THE FORECAST OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. THAT TROPICAL
DISTURBANCE THAT WAS BEING PICKED UP BY THE MODELS FOR THE LAST
COUPLE OF DAYS DECIDED TO QUICKLY GET ITS ACT TOGETHER DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS IS NOT THAT SURPRISING CONSIDERING THAT THE
GULF WATERS ARE QUITE WARM. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY
PREVENT IT FROM DEVELOPING MUCH MORE.

NOW...THE BIG QUESTION FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA IS HOW THIS SYSTEM IS
GOING TO AFFECT THE AREA? WELL...ONE THING THAT WE CONTINUE TO
WATCH IS THE AMOUNT OF DRY AIR IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST US. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TO
THE NORTHWEST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...IT WILL BEGIN TO
ENCOUNTER THIS ENVIRONMENT. DRY AIR...AS MOST KNOW...WILL WEAKEN
TROPICAL SYSTEMS IN A HURRY. THIS COULD BE THE CASE WITH THIS
SYSTEM...BUT PROBABLY NOT BEFORE THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST
AREA RECEIVES QUITE A BIT OF RAIN. SO...LETS FOCUS ON THE
THREAT.

STRONG WINDS WILL OF COURSE BE ONE OF THE MAIN THREATS. ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE SOUTHERN ZONES. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WINDS WILL BE
QUICKLY WEAKENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND BUT NOT BEFORE
POSSIBLY TAKING DOWN A FEW TREES AND LARGE LIMBS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS DALLAS...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY AND PIKE COUNTIES WERE A
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT. WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE
A WIND ADVISORY FOR AREAS SURROUNDING THE TROPICAL STORM WIND
WARNING WHICH SHOULD HIGHLIGHT THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG GUSTY
WINDS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE A PROBLEM.
HOWEVER...IF THE SYSTEM DOES MOVE AS FAST AS IT IS EXPECTED
TO...THEN PROLONGED PERIODS OF RAIN WILL BE MINIMAL AND SPORADIC
WHICH WOULD ONLY BRING A LOCALIZED FLOODING THREAT INSTEAD OF
BEING WIDESPREAD.

ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME...IT CANNOT
BE DISCARDED ESPECIALLY SINCE A GOOD PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA
WILL BE ON THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE CIRCULATION. BASED ON THE
CURRENT TIMING...THIS THREAT WILL START EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. TROPICAL TORNADOES ARE VERY
DIFFERENT FROM THEIR SUPERCELL COUNTERPARTS. ALTHOUGH THEY ARE MUCH
WEAKER...THEY CAN DEVELOP MUCH FASTER AND BE HARDER TO DETECT ON
RADAR. REMEMBER TO STAY ALERT BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA.

SYSTEM WILL THEN EXIT THE AREA TUESDAY BUT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. BY THE WEEKEND...AN
AMPLIFIED TROF WILL DRAG A PRETTY GOOD SURFACE FRONT ACROSS THE
AREA BRINGING DRIER AND COOLER AIR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

10/ARM

&&

.AVIATION...00Z TAF DISCUSSION.

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL IMPACT THE TAF SITES THIS EVENING WITH
ISOLATED RAIN BANDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE LARGER RAIN BANDS AND
HIGHER WINDS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE SOUTHERN TAFS SITES OVERNIGHT.
TRIED TO GIVE BEST TIMING WITH THE OVERALL MODELS AND PERSISTENT OF
MOVEMENT FORECASTED. RAIN COVERAGE WILL THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE
RAPIDLY DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS...MAINLY WELL AFTER 06Z. WINDS
WILL LIKELY REALLY GET CRANKING ACROSS MGM AND TOI AFTER 9Z AND MADE
NOT OF THAT IN THE TAFS. WILL TRY TO PINPOINT THE TIMING EVEN MORE
WITH THE NEXT SET OF TAFS.

16

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FROM
1 AM THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY FOR DALLAS...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY AND PIKE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
740 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-180000-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
740 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
TONIGHT AHEAD OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE. SLOW MOVING...TRAINING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY RESULT IN HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR
FLOODING. ONE TO THREE INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE
POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER 4 AM FOR LOCATIONS
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MORGAN SPRINGS TO JEMISON TO TUSKEGEE TO SPRING
HILL.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR
THE SELMA... MONTGOMERY AND TROY AREAS AS THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE
MAKES ITS WAY INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA. TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS
POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER GUSTS...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES IN
OUTER RAIN BANDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA AS THE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWEST AND WEAKENS. STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST
OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY. ISOLATED
TORNADOES MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS DUE TO THE TROPICAL
NATURE OF THE SYSTEM. SLOW MOVING AND TRAINING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED
MINOR FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
655 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

ALZ024-025-170045-
JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
655 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL
745 PM CDT...

AT 653 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM VANDIVER TO
REGIONS PARK OR HOOVER MET...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
SOUTH OF LEEDS TO HELENA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  MEADOWBROOK.
  LEEDS.
  BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK.
  SAMFORD UNIVERSITY.
  ALTON.
  LEGION FIELD.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS IN
A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND
PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

JD/02

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
710 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

ALZ036-037-043-170100-
COOSA-ELMORE-TALLAPOOSA-
710 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR COOSA...ELMORE AND TALLAPOOSA
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

AT 710 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DADEVILLE TO NIXBURG TO
MARBURY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DADEVILLE TO EQUALITY TO 15
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLANTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  TITUS.
  WIND CREEK STATE PARK.
  RAY.
  ROCKFORD.
  LYLE.
  HIGGINS FERRY PARK.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING
OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

JD/02