Wind Advisory 3, NWS Birmingham, AL

Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL

105 
WWUS74 KBMX 261734
NPWBMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1134 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

ALZ011>015-017>050-262200-
/O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T2200Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...
ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...
CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...
VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...
PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...
MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...
PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA
1134 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH
AT TIMES...WITH A FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH OR SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF
VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN
WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH
WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL
SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND
PROTECTED AREAS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1125 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010

.UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS KEEPING TEMPS UP JUST A LITTLE BIT
OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA. CLEARER SKIES AND
CALM WINDS IN THE NORTHWEST HAVE ALLOWED TEMPS TO DROP INTO THE
MID AND UPPER 30S SO QUITE A VARIABILITY IN TEMPERATURES THUS FAR.
DRIER AIR HAS DEFINITELY MOVED IN WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 20S.
DID HAVE TO ADJUST THOSE VALUES DOWNWARD AND WILL NEED TO ADJUST
SOME TEMPERATURE AND CLOUD COVER TRENDS FOR THE EVENING. TONIGHT'S
LOWS WERE BUMPED UP SLIGHTLY. UPDATES OUT SHORTLY.

&&

.AVIATION...06Z TAF DISCUSSION.

VFR CONDS EXPECTED THRU THE PERIOD. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
WITH 5-8 KNOTS THRU 15Z INCREASING TO NEAR 15 KNOTS BY 18Z.

58/ROSE

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
555 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010

ALZ011>015-017>050-262355-
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-
555 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

DUE TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ON SUNDAY...SOME MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURING TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIFIC RIVER OR FLOOD
STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SOME MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY FOR SECTIONS
OF THE TOMBIGBEE AND BLACK WARRIOR RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE
SPECIFIC RIVER OR FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 25
MPH POSSIBLE.

ANOTHER POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ALABAMA ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALMOST ANYWHERE
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A
FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE FAR SOUTH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. BREEZY CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP MAINLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND OUTSIDE OF THE RAIN
AREAS. A FEW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF WINTRY WEATHER FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THE COLD AIR FILTERS INTO
CENTRAL ALABAMA FRIDAY...THE RAIN MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...OR SNOW. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE REGARDING THE FORECAST
SPECIFICS REMAINS QUITE LOW AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL WINTER SCENARIO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.