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High Surf Advisory 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 7, 20084 counties in Florida

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2008-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2008-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 3:19 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE56 min
Mar 7, 4:37 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE23 min
Mar 7, 4:45 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE60 min
Mar 7, 5:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Gulf, Liberty, Wakulla44 min
Mar 7, 5:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette40 min
Mar 7, 5:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELeon, Liberty, Wakulla36 min
Mar 7, 5:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Wakulla41 min
Mar 7, 5:50 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE115 min
Mar 7, 6:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Wakulla43 min
Mar 7, 6:05 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Wakulla25 min
Mar 7, 6:12 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Wakulla33 min
Mar 7, 6:16 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison, Taylor44 min
Mar 7, 6:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison41 min
Mar 7, 7:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette, Taylor56 min
Mar 7, 7:08 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMadison52 min
Mar 7, 7:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMadison20 min
Mar 7, 7:19 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette, Taylor41 min
Mar 7, 7:31 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEDixie44 min
Mar 7, 7:44 AM CSTTornado WarningTAELafayette, Taylor46 min
Mar 7, 7:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette, Taylor16 min
Mar 7, 8:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette43 min
Mar 7, 10:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEGadsden, Leon7 days
Mar 7, 10:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAELeon23 hr
Mar 7, 10:31 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEWakulla46 hr
Mar 7, 10:35 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty33 hr
Mar 7, 1:19 PM CSTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more37 hr
Mar 7, 1:19 PM CSTRed Flag WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more29 hr
Mar 7, 1:33 PM CSTFreeze WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more25 hr
Mar 7, 10:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEGrady, Thomas71 hr
Mar 7, 10:41 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAELowndes7 days

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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.