000 FLUS42 KTAE 011035 HWOTAE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 535 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-020900- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON- JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN- CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL- IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 535 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009 /435 AM CST THU JAN 1 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDING TO CAUTIONARY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SEVERAL WEAK SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING PERIODIC SHOWERS TO THE REGION THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. GENERALLY THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. THE RAIN MAY BE JUST ENOUGH TO RESULT IN SOME MINOR RISES ALONG AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME...NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CONCERNS ARE ANTICIPATED. THERE ARE SOME INDICATION THAT THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL FAVOR A TURN BACK TO COLDER CONDITIONS DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT. THE DETAILS AND STRENGTH OF THIS FRONT ARE STILL OF LOW CONFIDENCE... HOWEVER THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A ROUND OF STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WITH IT PASSAGE. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO WATCH THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM AS THE DETAILS BECOME MORE CLEAR OVER THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP. $$ 14-MROCZKA