000 FLUS42 KTAE 071116 HWOTAE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 616 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-081100- 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- 616 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 /516 AM CST WED JAN 7 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... WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THESE SAME STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CREATE LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN PANAMA CITY BEACH AND CAPE SAN BLAS. SURF HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 9 FEET BY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION IN THE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF THE LARGE SURF AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CREATE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES. AS A RESULT...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS INDICATED FOR TODAY. THUS...NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE WATER...EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS AND SURFERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A DRY AIRMASS WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION INTO THE EARLY PORTION OF THE WEEKEND BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS SOME INDICATION THAT A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL SURGE IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES MONDAY MORNING APPROACHING THE FREEZING MARK WELL INLAND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WITH STRONG STORMS EXITING THE REGION TO THE EAST EARLY THIS MORNING...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY. 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. $$ 38-GODSEY