Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Tallahassee, FL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1006 AM EDT MON APR 7 2003

LATEST RADAR AND SATELLITE DATA SHOW NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS JUST NORTHWEST OF OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA. A FEW OF
THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE CLIPPING OUR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
COUNTIES...AND A FEW SMALL SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE
WARM...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA. ASSUMING A SURFACE PARCEL WITH A TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT
OF 83 AND 69 DEGREES RESPECTIVELY...THE MODIFIED 12 UTC KTLH
SOUNDING WOULD HAVE A CAPE OF 2500 J/KG AND A LIFTED INDEX OF -10.
THERE IS ALSO SOME DECENT SHEAR FROM THE SURFACE UP TO 500 MB. GIVEN
THESE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS...THERE COULD BE ISOLATED STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE ACROSS OUR
ALABAMA...PANHANDLE... AND GEORGIA COUNTIES...WHICH WILL BE CLOSE TO
THE DEEP CONVECTION THAT IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING CENTRAL ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA. EXPECT OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THESE STORMS TO SPAWN NEW
CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...WHICH
WILL EVENTUALLY PROPAGATE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT.

CURRENT POPS AND TEMPERATURES LOOK GOOD. THE ONLY CHANGES TO THE
ZONES WILL BE TO INCLUDE THE MENTION OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. WILL
TAKE OUT SCEC IN MARINE FORECAST SINCE THE WINDS ARE STILL FAIRLY
LIGHT AND WEAK RIDGING IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA.

.TLH...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...NONE.

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PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS.
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240 AM EDT MON APR 7 2003

CLOUDY SKIES PREVAIL WITH TEMPS AND DEW POINTS ALIKE HOVERING NEAR
70...PROVIDING A VERY MOIST NIGHT...BUT WINDS ARE STAYING UP A BIT
FROM THE S TO SE SO NO PROBLEMS WITH FOG. WE MAY SEE A NUMBER OF
SITES WITH 3-5 FOG BUT SHOULD BE NO SERIOUS FOG.

LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS NORTH OF THE
AREA WITH SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHERN LOUISIANA. MOST OF THE ENERGY
WITH THIS SYSTEM STILL EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA BUT SOME
STRONG STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. SPC SHOWS MY CWFA
IN GENERAL TSTMS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LATEST SOUNDINGS SHOW ONLY
MDT MOISTURE WITH UNIMPRESSIVE LI...CAPE AND HELICITY. THUS THINK
STRONGEST STORMS WILL OCCUR OVER CENTRAL AL AND GA...WELL NORTH OF
US. LATEST MODEL RUN KEEPS THE FRONT DRAPED OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES
OF THE FA AND FORMS ANOTHER LOW OVER SRN AL TUES MORNING AS A STRONG
UPPER TROUGH DIGS OVER THE LOWER MS VLY ON WED. RIGHT NOW THINGS
LOOK GOOD FOR A MOSTLY SUNNY WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE SOUTHEAST.

THE FORECAST WILL START WITH CHANCE POPS MON ACROSS THE BOARD EXCEPT
GOOD CHC DHN...AND INCREASE TO LIKELY ACROSS THE BOARD TUES EXCEPT
GOOD CHC CTY. EXPECT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTORMS...SOME VERY
STRONG...WITH MAIN CONCERNS HIGH WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND
POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES. THINGS WILL SETTLE DOWN A BIT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN AREAS OF FOG TUES NIGHT/WED MORNING. TEMPS WILL
START ABOVE NORMAL THEN COOLER MAX TEMPS AND WARMER MIN TEMPS
THROUGH MID WEEK AS CLOUD COVER SMOOTHES OUT THE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE
CURVE.

MARINE: NO HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHORT TERM.

FIRE WEATHER: NO CONCERNS.

PRELIM NUMBERS:
TLH 82 64 78 59  3562
PFN 80 65 78 58  3563
DHN 80 64 74 55  5773
ABY 81 64 76 56  4673
VLD 83 64 79 59  4673
CTY 84 65 80 61  3453

AFD

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-080945-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
550 AM EDT MON APR 7 2003

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PATCHY DENSE FOG AGAIN THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE SHORTLY AFTER
SUNRISE. A COLD FRONT STALLED JUST NORTH OF THE AREA... TOGETHER
WITH THE GULF SEA BREEZE WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH
LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS...BUT NO SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE STALLED FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA. THE
GULF SEA BREEZE WILL BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA LATE TUESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL STALL SOUTH OF THE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE NORTHERN GULF INTO
NORTH FLORIDA. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS...WITH
HAIL AND STRONG WINDS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS...AND SPOTTER
ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.

.RIP CURRENTS...
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CREATE A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF NORTH FLORIDA
TODAY.

A RIP CURRENT IS A STRONG NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE
BEACH THROUGH THE SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO
DEEPER WATER.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...WADE SIDEWAYS PARALLEL TO THE
BEACH UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF ITS PULL. TO ESCAPE...RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM TO
SHORE OUTSIDE THE NARROW CURRENT.

ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. WATCH
YOUR CHILDREN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND
UNGUARDED BEACHES.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE VIA OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TLH/ OR
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS.

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GAZ120-122-124-126-072000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1047 AM EDT MON APR 7 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM EDT
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...TERRELL...AND LEE.

REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES
AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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