000 FLUS42 KTAE 031330 AAA HWOTAE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 830 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-041100- 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- 544 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009 /444 AM CST SAT JAN 3 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. ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO IS GENERATING A LARGE AREA OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. REFER TO THE LATEST DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AS A UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT APPROACH THE AREA. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE AND PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH BY SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. A COLDER AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. 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. $$ JAMSKI