000 FPUS74 KMOB 042304 NOWMOB SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2002 ALZ056-060-FLZ005-006-050030- CONECUH-COVINGTON-OKALOOSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA INLAND- 600 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2002 .NOW... THROUGH 8 PM...MOST OF THE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE NOTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. STILL...THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS FAIRLY UNSTABLE ACROSS THE REGION...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP GENERALLY NORTH OF CRESTVIEW AROUND THE ANDALUSIA AREA...TRACKING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. && WHILE ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY SUGGESTS THAT A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND VERY HEAVY RAINS THROUGH 8 PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. $$ ALZ057-058-050030- BUTLER-CRENSHAW- 600 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2002 .NOW... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CONECUH AND COVINGTON COUNTIES...TRACKING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF MARBLES...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES THROUGH 8 PM AS THE MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS BUTLER AND CRENSHAW COUNTIES. && STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$