000 FLUS44 KMOB 091054 HWOMOB HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 550 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-101200- 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- 550 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. A MODERATE SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW WILL GIVE WAY TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN POSTED FOR INLAND AREAS OF THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE WAY TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. $$