656 FPUS74 KMOB 191819 NOWMOB SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1218 PM CST THU DEC 19 2002 ALZ051>053-055-059-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-191915- BALDWIN COASTAL-BALDWIN INLAND-CHOCTAW-CLARKE-ESCAMBIA- ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-GEORGE-GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL- MOBILE INLAND-MONROE-OKALOOSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA INLAND-PERRY- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-STONE-WASHINGTON-WAYNE- 1218 PM CST THU DEC 19 2002 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 25 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY WITH THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH THROUGH 1 PM WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. $$