000 FLUS42 KTAE 081042 HWOTAE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 542 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-091100- 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- 542 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 /442 AM CST THU JAN 8 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... BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING INTO THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO KEEP THE SURF ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES ELEVATED. AS A RESULT...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. NO ONE...EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS AND SURFERS SHOULD ENTER THE SURF TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THE INSTABILITY WILL BE RELATIVELY WEAK WITH THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SOME STORMS TO POTENTIALLY BECOME STRONG. IF GREATER INSTABILITY DEVELOPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...A COUPLE OF THESE STORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT FOR SUNDAY AND THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WORK WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED 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