000 FLUS42 KTAE 070253 HWOTAE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 953 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2012 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-071100- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF- INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL 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- 953 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2012 /853 PM CST FRI JAN 6 2012/ 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...TONIGHT... ...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EST /8PM CST/ THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ SATURDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... ...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ SATURDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND ALL BUT EXTREME NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... AS OF LATE THIS EVENING...A GROWING AREA OF DENSE FOG IS CONTINUING TO SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IS SEVERAL HOURS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE TRI- STATE AREA OF 1/4 OR LESS IN MOST AREAS WHICH WILL LINGER INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY BEFORE BURNING OFF. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SOME AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT BUT IT IS UNCERTAIN AS TO HOW WIDESPREAD THIS WILL BE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TUESDAY NIGHT...AND INTO AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A SURFACE LOW PASSES THROUGH THE MID SOUTH AND A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE GULF COAST REGION. IT APPEARS THAT SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THAT SAME TIME FRAME. THE THREAT WILL LARGELY DEPEND ON TIMING...RETURN FLOW MOISTURE...AND INSTABILITY. THEREFORE... THERE IS STILL A FAIR DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY RELATED TO THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY ON TUESDAY. STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE UPDATES ON THE SITUATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. 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. $$ GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-071100- APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 953 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... ...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN 2/3 OF THE MARINE AREA... .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ON TUESDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS. THE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE FURTHER BEHIND THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS OF AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE. A LONG FETCH OF WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE GULF MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SEAS BUILDING TO AROUND 10 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP. $$ GOULD/LAMERS