000 FLUS42 KTAE 191055 HWOTAE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 555 AM EST MON JAN 19 2009 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-201100- 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- 555 AM EST MON JAN 19 2009 /455 AM CST MON JAN 19 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... AREAS OF EARLY MORNING FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT...AND THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE PANHANDLE BEACHES DUE TO THE ELEVATED SURF. ALSO...DRIER AIR COMBINED WITH WINDS ABOVE 15 MPH WILL ENHANCE THE WILDFIRE THREAT FOR PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD DRY AIR WILL KEEP HIGH TEMPS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. EXPECT HARD FREEZES BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS WITH LOWS DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO MIDDLE 20S. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS LATER IN THE WEEK AS A SURFACE RIDGE SHIFTS EAST OF THE REGION AND AN ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. RAIN CHANCES RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER FRONT STALLS TO THE NORTHWEST. .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