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FPUS51 KBOX 271553
ZFPBOX
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1153 AM EDT WED MAY 27 2009

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-281100-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
1055 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST 
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND 
THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY...
...WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE MORNING ACROSS AREA BEACHES AND 
OFFSHORE...
...RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR WITH 
SLOWER MOVING STORMS TODAY...
...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY...
THE PRIMARY TIME FOR WATERSPOUT FORMATION WILL BE UNTIL NOON TODAY. 
WATERSPOUTS CAN FORM FROM FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS...MAINLY ALONG 
NEAR SURFACE BOUNDARIES...SO RADAR DETECTABLE STORMS NEED NOT BE 
PRESENT. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A WATERSPOUT IN A BOAT...NAVIGATE AWAY AT 
RIGHT ANGLES TO THE DIRECTION OF MOTION OF THE VISIBLE SPRAY RING. 
THE WATERSPOUT THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH BY NOON.
ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 
SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND 
HEAVY RAIN. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN OCCUR WITH ANY 
THUNDERSTORM. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL 
OCCUR WITH SLOWER MOVING STORMS TODAY.
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS A COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. AT THIS TIME...SUFFICIENT 
ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY WILL EXIST FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
DEVELOPMENT WITH DAMAGING WINDS AS THE PRIMARY THREAT.  A LINE OF 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM EARLY OVER INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI 
AND WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE COURSE FOR THE DAY.
DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS...AND MORE ON THE WAY...MINOR RIVER 
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. 
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG AREA 
BEACHES TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD 
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE 
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE ON THURSDAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS 
OF 60 MPH THE PRIMARY THREAT. 
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTERS FOR SEVERE 
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE REQUIRED TODAY BUT MAY BE NEEDED ON 
THURSDAY.
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