000 FLUS42 KTAE 221006 HWOTAE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 506 AM EST FRI DEC 22 2006 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ750-755-770-775-231000- 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 506 AM EST FRI DEC 22 2006 /406 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006/ THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...AND IT WILL PRODUCE PLENTY OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES THROUGH. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS OUR ALABAMA AND GEORGIA COUNTIES. THE RAIN WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH...WITH A BRIEF SHOT OF COOLER AND DRIER AIR EXPECTED BEHIND IT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THE DRY AIR BEHIND THE ABOVE MENTIONED COLD FRONT SHOULD LAST THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY...BEFORE A NEW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND HEADS BACK TOWARDS THE REGION ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA...WHICH SHOULD AT LEAST PROVIDE SOME TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR THE ONGOING DROUGHT. AFTER THIS SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION ON MONDAY...COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS SHOULD BE THE RULE THROUGH MID WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TAE. $$ 17-GOULD