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High Surf Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 11, 20084 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this high surf warning at Dec 11, 2008, 4:29 PM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2008, 4:29 PM CST (22:29 UTC)
Expired
Dec 12, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 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 12:00Z on 2008-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 233 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2008-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 219 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
233 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
531 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
219 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WHUS42 KTAE 112229
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
529 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...A HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF
WALTON...BAY...GULF...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM EST/ 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...

.STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
CONTINUE TO GENERATE POUNDING SURF ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND WESTERN BIG BEND BEACHES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. BREAKING
WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF BAY AND WALTON
COUNTIES...BREAKERS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL AFFECT CAPE SAN BLAS AND
THE SAINT JOES PENINSULA...WHILE 6 TO 8 FOOT SURF WILL IMPACT
THE BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY.


FLZ008-012-014-121500-
/O.UPG.KTAE.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.SU.W.0002.081211T2229Z-081212T1500Z/
COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-
429 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...A HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. THIS IS
AN UPGRADE FROM THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF BAY AND
WALTON COUNTIES...WITH HIGH SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET POUNDING CAPE
SAN BLAS AND THE SAINT JOES PENINSULA. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL
WASH ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 30E AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION
OVERNIGHT...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET OF FLOOD WATERS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF
PORT ST. JOE.

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

$$

FLZ015-121500-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SU.W.0002.081211T2229Z-081212T1500Z/
FRANKLIN-
529 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...A HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. 

BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF FRANKLIN
COUNTY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR BEACH
EROSION FOR ST. GEORGE AND DOG ISLANDS.

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT  IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

$$

FLZ028-034-120900-
/O.CON.KTAE.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T0900Z/
TAYLOR-DIXIE-
529 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
TIDAL DEPARTURES OF UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES FOR
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATER THIS EVENING. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...WITH THE THREAT
DIMINISHING QUICKLY AFTER HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT.

$$

17-GOULD
4 follow-up statements
000 
WHUS42 KTAE 112301
CFWTAE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
601 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR GULF COUNTY UNTIL 9
AM CST FRIDAY...

...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF
WALTON...BAY...GULF...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM EST/ 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...

.STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
CONTINUE TO GENERATE POUNDING SURF ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND WESTERN BIG BEND BEACHES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF BAY AND
WALTON COUNTIES...BREAKERS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL AFFECT CAPE SAN
BLAS AND THE SAINT JOES PENINSULA...WHILE 6 TO 8 FOOT SURF WILL
IMPACT THE BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. THESE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS
WILL ALSO LEAD TO A PERIOD OF COASTAL FLOODING IN GULF COUNTY AS
HIGH TIDE APPROACHES THIS EVENING. 

FLZ014-121215-
/O.NEW.KTAE.CF.W.0003.081211T2301Z-081212T1500Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
GULF-
501 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A HIGH
SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF BAY AND
WALTON COUNTIES...WITH HIGH SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET POUNDING CAPE
SAN BLAS AND THE SAINT JOES PENINSULA. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL
WASH ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 30E AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION
OVERNIGHT...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET OF FLOOD WATERS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF
PORT ST. JOE.

AS OF 430 PM CST...REPORTS WERE RECEIVED THAT INDICATED WATER WAS
CROSSING THE COASTLINE AND INUNDATING A FEW HOMES IN LOW LYING
SECTIONS OF MAINLAND GULF COUNTY. THIS FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN
THE HIGHLAND VIEW AND SIMMONS BAYOU COMMUNITIES. HIGH TIDE AT
PORT SAINT JOE TONIGHT IS AT 752 PM CST. THE COASTAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE UP TO THIS TIME AS STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH PUSH WATER INTO THE COASTLINE. THE
COASTAL FLOODING WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD MORNING AS THE
ONSHORE WINDS DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION.
RESIDENTS LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
MEASURES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND PROPERTY. IF WATER IS
APPROACHING YOUR HOME...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

$$

FLZ008-012-015-121215-
/O.CON.KTAE.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
COASTAL WALTON-BAY-FRANKLIN-
601 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008 /501 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008/

...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM
CST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. THIS IS
AN UPGRADE FROM THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF BAY AND
WALTON COUNTIES...WITH HIGH SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET POUNDING CAPE
SAN BLAS AND THE SAINT JOES PENINSULA. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL
WASH ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 30E AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION
OVERNIGHT...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET OF FLOOD WATERS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF
PORT ST. JOE.

BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF FRANKLIN
COUNTY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR BEACH
EROSION FOR ST. GEORGE AND DOG ISLANDS.

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

$$

FLZ028-034-120900-
/O.CON.KTAE.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T0900Z/
TAYLOR-DIXIE-
601 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
TIDAL DEPARTURES OF UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
FOR THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATER THIS EVENING. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...WITH THE
THREAT DIMINISHING QUICKLY AFTER HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT.

$$

GODSEY/GOULD
000 
WHUS42 KTAE 120247
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
947 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GULF COUNTY
UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF
WALTON...BAY...GULF...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM EST/ 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...

...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES...

.STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
CONTINUE TO GENERATE POUNDING SURF ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND WESTERN BIG BEND BEACHES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF BAY AND
WALTON COUNTIES...BREAKERS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL AFFECT CAPE SAN
BLAS AND THE SAINT JOES PENINSULA...WHILE 6 TO 8 FOOT SURF WILL
IMPACT THE BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. THESE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS
WILL ALSO RESULT IN A PERIOD OF COASTAL FLOODING IN GULF...TAYLOR
...AND DIXIE COUNTIES AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.

FLZ028-034-121200-
/O.CAN.KTAE.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.CF.Y.0006.081212T0247Z-081212T1200Z/
TAYLOR-DIXIE-
947 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. 

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
TIDAL DEPARTURES OF UP TO 2 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
FOR THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATER THIS EVENING. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...WITH THE
THREAT DIMINISHING QUICKLY AFTER HIGH TIDE DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.

$$

FLZ014-121200-
/O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
GULF-
847 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY.
A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF BAY AND
WALTON COUNTIES...WITH HIGH SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET POUNDING CAPE
SAN BLAS AND THE SAINT JOES PENINSULA. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL
WASH ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 30E AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION
OVERNIGHT...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET OF FLOOD WATERS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF
PORT ST. JOE.

AS OF 430 PM CST...REPORTS WERE RECEIVED THAT INDICATED WATER WAS
CROSSING THE COASTLINE AND INUNDATING A FEW HOMES IN LOW LYING
SECTIONS OF MAINLAND GULF COUNTY. THIS FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN
THE HIGHLAND VIEW AND SIMMONS BAYOU COMMUNITIES AND PEAKED AT THE 
752 PM CST HIGH TIDE IN THE PORT SAINT JOE AREA. FOR THE REMAINDER
OF TONIGHT...THE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
AS WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION.
RESIDENTS LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE MEASURES
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND PROPERTY. IF WATER IS APPROACHING YOUR
HOME...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

$$

FLZ008-012-015-121200-
/O.CON.KTAE.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
COASTAL WALTON-BAY-FRANKLIN-
947 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008 /847 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008/

...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM
CST/ FRIDAY...

A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
FRIDAY. 

BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF BAY AND
WALTON COUNTIES...AND MAY CAUSE SOME ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION
OVERNIGHT. 

BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF FRANKLIN
COUNTY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR
BEACH EROSION FOR ST. GEORGE AND DOG ISLANDS.

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

$$

GOULD/GODSEY
000 
WHUS42 KTAE 121052
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
552 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GULF COUNTY
UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF
WALTON...BAY...GULF...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM EST/ 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...

.WINDS HAVE BECOME NORTHWEST AND ARE GRADUALLY DECREASING ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. THE
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION HAS DIMINISHED THE THREAT FOR COASTAL
FLOODING THIS MORNING FOR THE EASTERN BIG BEND. HOWEVER...
LINGERING LARGE WESTERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO POUND WEST FACING
BEACHES IN THE PANHANDLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE GULF COUNTY COAST.
BREAKERS OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ALONG
WEST FACING BEACHES WITH 4 TO 6 SURF POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. THE HIGH
SURF MAY LEAD TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE GULF COUNTY COAST. THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY
LATER THIS MORNING.


FLZ028-034-121200-
/O.CAN.KTAE.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/
TAYLOR-DIXIE-
552 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING
THIS MORNING.

$$

FLZ014-121500-
/O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
GULF-
452 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
THIS MORNING. 

BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CAPE SAN
BLAS AND THE ST JOSEPH PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY MIDDAY. THESE LARGE WAVES MAY WASH ACROSS COUNTY
ROAD 30E AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION THIS MORNING.

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

$$

FLZ008-012-015-121500-
/O.CON.KTAE.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
COASTAL WALTON-BAY-FRANKLIN-
552 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 /452 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008/

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
THIS MORNING...

A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
THIS MORNING. 

BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING...MAINLY ALONG WESTWARD FACING BEACHES. THE SURF IS
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATER THIS MORNING.

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

$$
000 
WHUS42 KTAE 121512
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1012 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GULF COUNTY...

.NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS COASTAL AREAS 
OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...AND HAS DECREASED THE THREAT
FOR ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOODING. HOWEVER... LINGERING LARGE WESTERLY
SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO POUND WEST FACING BEACHES ALONG THE GULF
COUNTY COAST. BREAKERS OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...WHICH
MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE GULF COUNTY COAST. THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON.

FLZ014-121900-
/O.EXP.KTAE.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
/O.EXP.KTAE.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.CF.Y.0007.081212T1512Z-081212T1900Z/
GULF-
912 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH SURF WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.

BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CAPE SAN
BLAS AND THE ST JOSEPH PENINSULA THIS MORNING...BEFORE 
DIMINISHING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE LARGE WAVES MAY WASH
ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 30E AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

$$

FLZ008-012-015-121615-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
COASTAL WALTON-BAY-FRANKLIN-
1012 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 /912 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008/

...HIGH SURF WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

8-JAMSKI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high surf warning 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 warning went out at Dec 11, 1:45 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 1:45 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
245 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A VIGOROUS CLOSED UPPER LOW WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF
MOBILE AL WITH ITS 998 MB SURFACE REFLECTION NEAR ROME GA. THE
INITIAL COLD FRONT SURGED EAST ACROSS THE CWA THIS MORNING WITH
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. CONSEQUENTLY...THE
THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND FLOODING RAINS HAS EXITED TO THE NORTHEAST
OF THE REGION. WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE WITH THE UPPER LOW AND VORT
ENERGY  ALOFT ROTATING THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE
SCATTERED SHOWERS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING GUSTY AND VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO THE PIEDMONT AND SECONDARY
FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. TEMPS FELL ABOUT 10 DEGREES FOLLOWING
THE MORNING FROPA...AND HAVE STEADIED OFF. WILL SEE A SLIGHT RISE
THIS AFTERNOON IN BETWEEN THE SHOWERS.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...THE UPPER LOW OPENS UP
TONIGHT AS IT EJECTS TO THE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
AND PHASES WITH A NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE ON FRIDAY. ZONAL FLOW
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE SRN CONUS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LIKEWISE
THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE PIEDMONT REGION THIS AFTERNOON ACCELERATES
TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND EXITS THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON FRIDAY.
LINGERING SHOWERS WILL END OVER THE EASTERN ZONES THIS EVENING. A
NORTH-SOUTH RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS SLIDES EAST
TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST WITH ITS CENTER OVER EASTERN KY/TN BY SATURDAY
MORNING...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING FRIDAY AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT RELAXES. THE TIGHT GRADIENT WILL CREATE BRISK CONDITIONS
THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. ONE TO TWO FOOT ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ALONG
THE TAYLOR/DIXIE COUNTY COASTS SHOULD SUBSIDE AFTER HIGH TIDE THIS
EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL DROP INTO THE
UPPER 20S FOR PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST AL. DESPITE
FULL SUN ON FRIDAY...HIGHS WILL REMAIN AROUND 60. CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PROMOTE IDEAL RADIATIONAL
COOLING...WITH TEMPS PLUMMETING TO AROUND FREEZING OVER MUCH OF THE
INTERIOR BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. WITH A DRIER AIR MASS IN PLACE...FROST
SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. HIGH TEMPS SATURDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO
FRIDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...IN THE UPPER
LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GOMEX AND RIDGE ACROSS
THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE U.S. THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE RIDGE
WILL BRIEFLY FLATTEN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE
BUILDING ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RIDGE DOWN FROM THE NORTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN RETREAT TO THE
EAST AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SLIDES INTO THE SOUTHEAST. THE FRONT IS
FORECAST TO STALL BEFORE REACHING THE CWA BUT MAY GET CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BRING A FEW SHOWERS...MAINLY TO OUR AL AND GA ZONES TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WILL INTRODUCE JUST A SLIGHT POP ATTM. WITH
NO MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEMS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE CWA AND UPPER
RIDGING DOMINATING THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD...TEMPS WILL BE AT OR
ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CIGS WILL PREVAIL AT THE TERMINALS THROUGH ABOUT
DAYBREAK FRIDAY...AFTER WHICH SKIES WILL CLEAR. AFTER A BRIEF LULL
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTY SW WINDS WILL RESUME AT THE TERMINALS
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 12 KT OR GREATER AND FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 20
KT. WINDS WILL VEER TO WLY FOR THE EVENING HOURS BUT REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH THE EVENING. THE GUSTS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT ONLY TO
RESUME OUT OF THE NW FRIDAY MORNING AROUND 13-14Z.

&&

.MARINE...LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON WILL
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS IT RACES NORTHEAST...REACHING THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST BY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND NORTH ON FRIDAY...WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS
STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT. AS THE LOW PULLS FURTHER AWAY AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...SINCE WE ARE ONLY SEEING MARGINAL DURATIONS OF RH
BELOW 35 PERCENT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WE WILL LEAVE THE WATCH IN
PLACE FOR OUR FL ZONES. SUSTAINED 20-FT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 15
MPH. WE ALSO POSTED A WATCH FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO SIMILAR
EXPECTED DURATIONS FOR ALL FL ZONES.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...BETWEEN 3 AND 10 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF
OF THE HSA DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS RESULTED IN RAPID RISES ON THE
KINCHAFOONEE...PEA...CHIPOLA...APALACHICOLA...CHOCTAWHATCHEE...AND
SHOAL RIVERS. HAVE ALREADY ISSUED SEVERAL FLOOD WARNINGS FOR MINOR
FLOODING DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH MODERATE FLOODING FORECAST
ON THE CHIPOLA RIVER AT ALTHA FL. FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AND CREST
UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED AS NECESSARY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE  38  62  31  60  38 /  10   0   0   0   0
PANAMA CITY  39  61  36  61  45 /  10   0   0   0   0
DOTHAN       37  59  31  57  40 /  10   0   0   0   0
ALBANY       40  59  32  59  35 /  20   0   0   0   0
VALDOSTA     43  60  32  59  40 /  20   0   0   0   0
CROSS CITY   42  62  34  64  42 /  20   0   0   0   0

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY...HOUSTON.

GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...CALHOUN...
     CLAY...COLQUITT...COOK...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...
     GRADY...IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...LOWNDES...MILLER...
     MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...TERRELL...
     THOMAS...TIFT...TURNER...WORTH.

FL...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...
     DIXIE...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND
     WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...
     MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...
     GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
     JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...
     WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...
     GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
     JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...
     WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BAY...COASTAL WALTON...GULF.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM
     KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 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...COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT
     20 NM.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO
     OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 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...
     COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM...
     WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60
     NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA
     FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL
     FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

&&

JAMSKI/WOOL/BARRY
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 5:33 AM CST, 10 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
633 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-121100-
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-
633 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 /533 AM CST THU DEC 11 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.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND
EXIT THE REGION TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. A LINE OF STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE FRONT WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH MID MORNING. THE
MAIN THREAT FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH FLOODING OF
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS POSSIBLE. RIVERS WILL BE ON THE RISE
TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL WEDNESDAY.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE ENTIRE AREA.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE
PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE AREA. MUCH COOLER AIR WILL FILTER IN WITH A LIGHT FREEZE
EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA 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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 11, 11:50 AM CST, 4 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1250 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     FLOOD            ELBA                    31.41N 86.07W
12/10/2008                   COFFEE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THREE DIRT ROADS WERE WASHED OUT. COUNTY ROUTES 250 AND
            682 STILL CLOSED AT TIME OF REPORT 24 HOURS AFTER THE
            INITIAL RAIN EVENT. WATER WAS OVER THE BRIDGE ON CR 682.

0400 PM     FLOOD            NEW BROCKTON            31.39N 85.93W
12/10/2008                   COFFEE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A RESIDENCE WAS FLOODED.

0400 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ENTERPRISE              31.31N 85.85W
12/11/2008                   COFFEE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE FELL ON A HOUSE. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

0400 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NEW BROCKTON            31.39N 85.93W
12/11/2008                   COFFEE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES.

0608 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG OZARK                   31.46N 85.64W
12/11/2008                   DALE               AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAMAGE TO DOORS ON TRAILERS. GARBAGE CANS AND DEBRIS
            EVERYWHERE.

0630 AM     FLOOD            ABBEVILLE               31.57N 85.25W
12/11/2008                   HENRY              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREAMS AT BANK FULL WITH A FEW OVER THEIR BANKS. NO
            IMPACTS.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ABBEVILLE               31.57N 85.25W
12/11/2008                   HENRY              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE. FELLED TREES ON STATE ROUTE EAST
            AND WEST CAUSED TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. TREES ALSO DOWN ON
            STATE HIGHWAY 95 AND COUNTY ROUTE 93. DAMAGE OCCURRED
            BETWEEN 530 AND 6 AM CST.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BLOUNTSTOWN             30.44N 85.05W
12/11/2008                   CALHOUN            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIDEPSREAD POWER OUTAGES.

0645 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 SW CRAWFORDVILLE      30.12N 84.43W
12/11/2008                   WAKULLA            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO TREES AND A TV ANTENNA BLOWN DOWN ON LAWHON ROAD.
            ALSO RECEIVED 1.4 INCHES OF RAIN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0725 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MONTICELLO              30.54N 83.87W
12/11/2008                   JEFFERSON          FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TIN ROOF CURLED NEAR THE COURT HOUSE.

0728 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MADISON                 30.47N 83.42W
12/11/2008                   MADISON            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0730 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ALBANY                  31.58N 84.18W
12/11/2008                   DOUGHERTY          GA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            THE 25 FOOT CITY CHRISTMAS TREE WAS BLOWN OVER IN
            DOWNTOWN ALBANY.

0755 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MOULTRIE                31.18N 83.79W
12/11/2008                   COLQUITT           GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER LINES DOWN.

0800 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BOYD                    30.19N 83.61W
12/11/2008                   TAYLOR             FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON WILLIAMSON LANE OFF BOYD ROAD.

0800 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG VALDOSTA                30.85N 83.28W
12/11/2008                   LOWNDES            GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SIGN BLOWN DONW.

0847 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LAKELAND                31.04N 83.07W
12/11/2008                   LANIER             GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DAMAGE ON HIGHWAY 22 OFF ROUTE 221 NORTH. BARN ROOF BLOWN
            OFF. ROOF RIPPED OFF A MOBILE HOME.

0915 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E MARIANNA            30.77N 85.22W
12/11/2008  M9.00 INCH       JACKSON            FL   PUBLIC

            NINE INCHES OF RAIN OVER 24 HOURS.

0915 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CHIPLEY                 30.78N 85.54W
12/11/2008  M9.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NINE INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

&&

WOOL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 6:04 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and 2 more5 hr
Dec 10, 6:35 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Washington8 days
Dec 10, 9:32 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEJackson6 days
Dec 10, 9:32 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAECalhoun8 days
Dec 10, 9:50 PM CSTGale WarningTAE29 hr
Dec 10, 11:21 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and 2 more6 hr
Dec 11, 2:52 AM CSTLake Wind AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more20 hr
Dec 11, 3:45 AM CSTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more23 hr
Dec 11, 3:45 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE60 min
Dec 11, 3:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin33 min
Dec 11, 4:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Liberty, Wakulla48 min
Dec 11, 4:43 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE62 min
Dec 11, 5:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Taylor, Wakulla35 min
Dec 11, 5:43 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE62 min
Dec 11, 10:24 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty9 days
Dec 11, 1:43 PM CSTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more25 hr
Dec 11, 5:01 PM CSTCoastal Flood WarningTAEGulf16 hr

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Sources

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