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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
741 PM CDT Tue Oct 9 2018

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741 PM CDT Tue Oct 9 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Major Hurricane Michael will continue to move northward across the 
Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to be a major hurricane when it makes
landfall in the Florida Panhandle during the day on Wednesday. While
the storm is expected turn to the northeast and weaken quickly, 
there is a potential for marginal tropical storm force winds across 
the far southeast. 

Currently, most of the impacts are expected to be along and south of
Interstate 85 on Wednesday into Wednesday night. This is where 
rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches, with locally higher amounts, and 
wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph appear possible. Any additional westward 
shifts in the forecast track could result in much higher impacts. 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed 
for Wednesday into Wednesday night.

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