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High Surf Advisory 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this high surf advisory at Mar 7, 2008, 4:11 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 7, 2008, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2008, 4:11 AM CST (10:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2008, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 116 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2126 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high surf advisory went out at Mar 7, 1:19 AM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 1:19 AM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 3:30 AM CST, 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 430 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-081000- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON- JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN- CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL- IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 430 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 /330 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES OF THE BIG BEND... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY FROM THE EASTERN PANHANDLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. WITH GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINS THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND AREA RIVERS RUNNING BANK FULL...THE RISK FOR AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL PILE WATER ALONG THE TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTY COASTS. DEPARTURES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AROUND MIDDAY TODAY. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH...AND TIDES ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOW LOW WATER LEVELS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE CYCLE. SOME OVER WASH OF FLOOD WALLS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH MOST IMPACTS EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. ALSO...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. STRONG WIND SHEAR AND MARGINAL INSTABILITY MAY ALLOW FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER AIR. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS SATURDAY...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT. A LIGHT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS MORNING. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP. CAMP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:19 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 56 min | |
| Mar 7, 4:37 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 23 min | |
| Mar 7, 4:45 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Mar 7, 5:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, Wakulla | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 5:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette | 40 min |
| Mar 7, 5:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 36 min |
| Mar 7, 5:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 5:50 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 115 min | |
| Mar 7, 6:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 43 min |
| Mar 7, 6:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 25 min |
| Mar 7, 6:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Wakulla | 33 min |
| Mar 7, 6:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison, Taylor | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 6:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 7:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 56 min |
| Mar 7, 7:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 52 min |
| Mar 7, 7:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 20 min |
| Mar 7, 7:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 7:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dixie | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 7:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Taylor | 46 min |
| Mar 7, 7:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Taylor | 16 min |
| Mar 7, 8:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette | 43 min |
| Mar 7, 10:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 7 days |
| Mar 7, 10:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Leon | 23 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:31 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 46 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:35 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty | 33 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:19 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:19 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:33 PM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 71 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Lowndes | 7 days |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.