000 FLUS44 KMOB 051622 AAA HWOMOB HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1120 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-061600- 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- 1120 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY AS A WARM AND MOIST ENVIRONMENT BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE. AS A WEAK SURFACE FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH AND MID LEVEL FORCING OR LIFT INCREASES DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL LOOK TO BE THE MOST COMMON WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN AND NEAR STORMS WILL ALSO POSE A HAZARD. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT IN THESE WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. BEFORE THE STORMS GET GOING...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK AS A FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED ON AN ISOLATED BASIS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. $$