HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 611 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING GENERALLY FROM COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI TO MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 9AM. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND STRONG COLD FRONT. A FAST MOVING SQUALL LINE MAY BRING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS AND PERHAPS A FEW TORNADOES. THE TIME PERIOD FOR THE GREATEST RISK LOOKS BE STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER UNTIL AROUND 7AM IN EAST MISSISSIPPI. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THIS POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA DURING THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
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