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Red Flag Warning 84, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Sep 25, 2008, 2:26 PM CDT for 14 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Sep 26, 2008, 11:43 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Sep 25, 2008, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 26, 2008, 11:43 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 1513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KTAE 251926 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 326 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 1 TO 2 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS COMBINED WITH SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT UNTIL 5 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 1 TO 2 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS COMBINED WITH SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MOST OF NORTH FLORIDA. THEREFORE...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN PLACE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. FLZ007-009>018-026-027-252200- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0071.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0083.000000T0000Z-080925T2200Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA- 326 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 /226 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT / 5 PM CDT/ FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ065>069-252200- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0071.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0083.000000T0000Z-080925T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 226 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH KBDI VALUES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ BARRY
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KTAE 252206 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 606 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT UNTIL 5 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 1 TO 2 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA. THEREFORE...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN PLACE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. ALZ065>069-FLZ007-009>018-026-027-261130- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0083.000000T0000Z-080925T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY- WAKULLA- 606 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 /506 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ JAMSKI
000 WWUS82 KTAE 260804 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 404 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 1 TO 2 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ONCE AGAIN TODAY OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA. DISPERSIONS WILL RANGE FROM 90 TO AROUND 100 THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 70 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THESE AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT. FLZ007-009>018-026-027-261945- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0072.080927T1800Z-080927T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA- 404 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 /304 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ065>069-261945- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 304 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ019-028-029-034-261945- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0072.080927T1800Z-080927T2300Z/ MADISON-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 404 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS82 KTAE 261643 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1243 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR MADISON AND TAYLOR COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE REST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND EXCEPT DIXIE AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...AND FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 1 TO 2 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ONCE AGAIN OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA. DISPERSIONS WILL RANGE FROM 90 TO AROUND 100 THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 70 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS MADISON AND TAYLOR COUNTY ARE RUNNING LOWER THAN FORECAST AND AT LEAST ONE HOUR BELOW 35 PERCENT IS EXPECTED. THIS COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES SHOULD GENERATE CRITICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS LATER TODAY. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MOST OF THE REST OF THE FLORIDA FORECAST AREA. ADDITIONALLY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS POSTED ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT. FLZ019-028-262100- /O.EXA.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0072.080927T1800Z-080927T2300Z/ MADISON-TAYLOR- 1243 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ007-009>018-026-027-262100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0072.080927T1800Z-080927T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA- 1243 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 /1143 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ065>069-262100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 1143 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ029-034-262100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0072.080927T1800Z-080927T2300Z/ LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 1243 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ BLOCK
000 WWUS82 KTAE 261845 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 245 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND EXCEPT DIXIE AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...AND FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 1 TO 2 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH POSSIBLY HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 1 TO 2 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING A FEW DEGREES INTO SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MOST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. DISPERSIONS WILL SOAR ABOVE 75 DURING THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. THEY WILL DECREASE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 70 AT MOST SPOTS. THEREFORE A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MOST THE FLORIDA FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN HOISTED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA FORECAST AREA. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY INCREASE FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST BEGINNING ON SUNDAY AS AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING NORTHWARD UP THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL RETURN WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BY WEDNESDAY. THUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS SHOULD END ON SUNDAY. FLZ007-009>019-026>028-262215- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0072.080927T1800Z-080927T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0085.080927T1700Z-080927T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080926T2200Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR- 245 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 /145 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ065>069-262215- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0085.080927T1800Z-080927T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080926T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 145 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ029-034-262215- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0072.080927T1800Z-080927T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0085.080927T1700Z-080927T2300Z/ LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 245 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ BLOCK
000 WWUS82 KTAE 262210 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 610 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH POSSIBLE HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 1 TO 2 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIR MASS ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AS WELL AS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE. DISPERSIONS APPROACH 75 IN SOME LOCATIONS. FLZ007-009>019-026>028-271130- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080926T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0085.080927T1700Z-080927T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR- 610 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 /510 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ065>069-271130- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080926T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0085.080927T1800Z-080927T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 510 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ029-034-271130- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0085.080927T1700Z-080927T2300Z/ LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 610 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ JAMSKI
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Sep 25, 1:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 1:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
215 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
AT 2 PM EDT...SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPS/DEW POINTS
RANGED FROM MID 70S/LOW 50S SE ALA/SRN GA TO UPPER 70S/UPPER 50S
COAST. 24 HR TEMP/DEW POINT COMPARISON INDICATES THAT LOCAL AIRMASS
2-6 DEGREES BOTH COOLER AND DRIER THAN SAME TIME YESTERDAY. WINDS
N/NE 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH ALONG THE COAST.
AT UPPER LEVELS...
LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE...LOW AMPLITUDE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IN
THE NRN STREAM. DEEP LAYER RIDGING EXTENDS FROM THE NERN U.S. SWWD
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY INTO MUCH OF THE SRN U.S. A WEAK TROUGH WAS
MOVING EWD ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS. MAIN FEATURES IN SRN STREAM ARE
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER 4 CORNERS AND DOMINATED WEST
2/3RDS..AND A LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED DEEPENING LOW ABOUT 75 SE OF
WILMINGTON NC DOMINATING THE SE THIRD OF CONUS. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN
BOTH SYSTEMS WILL MAINTAIN A COOL/DRY NLY CONTINENTAL AIRMASS AND
ABOVE NORMAL FLOW OVER THE AREA.
AT LOWER LEVELS...
HIGH PRESSURE WITH A COOL AND DRY AIRMASS DOMINATES THE LOCAL AREA
AS NOTED IN TAE 12Z RAOB WITH SUBSIDENCE INVERSION BELOW H9 AND
SIGNIFICANT H9-H2 DRY SLOT. LITTLE CHANGE IS FORECAST THRU WEEKEND.
THIS REFLECTED IN ABOVE AIRMASS CONTRASTS AND IN MODEL SOUNDINGS.
I.E. GFS TAE SOUNDING WITH LESS THAN 1 INCH PWAT THRU 00Z MON.
ABOVE OCCLUDED EXTRATROPICAL LOW REMAINS DEEP OFF THE CAROLINA COAST
AS IT PUSHES WSW TOWARD THE NC/SC BORDER. TPC IS MONITORING THIS
SYSTEM FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT WILL BECOME SUBTROPICAL OR EVEN
TROPICAL. THE CAROLINA SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RETROGRADE TOWARDS
THE COAST THIS EVENING MOVING ASHORE IN THE VICINITY OF THE SERN NC
TONIGHT. LOW THEN WEAKENS OVER THE CAROLINAS ON FRI AND IS PICKED UP
BY CENTRAL CONUS TROUGH AND SHORT WAVE EXITING GREAT LAKES AND
SHUNTED NEWD ON SAT. LOCAL CWA STEERING FLOW THEN BEGIN TO BACK TO
SW. THERE IS ALSO A TROPICAL LOW N OF HISPANIOLA. IT WILL HAVE NO
IMPACT ON OUR WX AS IT SLING SHOTS RAPIDLY NWD OVER THE NEXT 2-3
DAYS TOWARD NEW ENGLAND OR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. SEVERAL MODELS
SHOW THAT BOTH LOWS WILL EVENTUALLY MERGE OFF THE EAST COAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
WITH ALL OF THE ACTIVITY GOING ON TO OUR NE, LOCAL FORECAST AREA IS
EXPERIENCING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FALL LIKE WEATHER. CAROLINA SURFACE
LOW MAY GET CLOSE ENOUGH FOR WRAP AROUND CLOUDS TO BRUSH OUR NRN
MOST GA ZONES TONIGHT INTO FRI. LOCAL WINDS TO SLOWLY BACK TO NW
INTO FRI FROM E-W AND SLOWLY TREND DOWNWARD FROM PREVIOUS DAYS AS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. ASSOCIATED UPPER LOW ALSO BACKS
WITH DRY AIR WRAPPING AROUND SYSTEM AND INTO OUR AREA YIELDING
COOLING MID LEVEL TEMPS AND INCREASING LAPSE RATES. DOES NOT APPEAR
THAT THERE WILL BE ENOUGH LIFT TO SUPPORT ANY RAIN AND ANY PRECIP
FALLS FROM THE CLOUDS WILL LIKELY EVAPORATE IN THE DRY LOW LEVEL
AIR. HOWEVER...CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW SPRINKLES NE COUNTIES AND
ADDRESS THIS WITH A SILENT 10 POP. TEMPS MODERATING TO NEAR
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES BY SUNDAY AS HEIGHTS RISE A BIT THROUGH THE
DAY IN RESPONSE TO THE WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL LOW.
TONIGHT...OPTIMAL RADIATIONAL COOLING WITH TEMPS DROP 5-7 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. LOWS FROM MID 50S SE ALA TO NEAR 60 SE BIG BEND.
FRIDAY...INLAND MAX TEMPS LOW 80S SE AL TO MID 80S ELSEWHERE.
SATURDAY...INLAND MAX MID 80S.
SUNDAY...INLAND MAX MID-UPPER 80S.
.LONG TERM...SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU.
GLOBAL GUIDANCE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE LARGE
SCALE SYNOPTIC PATTERN TO START THE EXTENDED PERIOD. LEFTOVER UPPER
LOW SPINNING OVER THE CAROLINAS DURING THE SHORT-TERM PERIOD WILL
BE SHEARING OUT RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST LEAVING A WEAK SAGGING
TROUGH IN THE HEIGHT FIELD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. FURTHER
UPSTREAM WILL BE LOOKING AT LARGE UPPER RIDGE COVERING THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND SOUTHWESTERN STATES. MOVING OVER TOP OF THIS RIDGE ALONG
THE U.S/CANADIAN BORDER IS SHOWN BY BOTH THE GFS/ECMWF TO BE A
POTENT PIECE OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY. THIS PIECE OF ENERGY LOOKS TO
BECOME A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE WEATHER ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
NATION BY THE END OF THIS PERIOD. HOWEVER...FIRST THINGS FIRST...
LATER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL BE WATCHING AN OLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY TO OUR SOUTH BEGIN TO REBOUND TO THE NORTH. LINGERING
SAGGING MID-LEVEL TROUGH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL BEGIN TO
INTERACT WITH THIS LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY BY EARLY MONDAY WITH GFS/ECMWF
BOTH SHOWING A WEAK FRONTAL WAVE DEVELOPING TO OUR SOUTH. MAXIMIZED
AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND WEAK ISENTROPIC ASSENT TO THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST OF THIS FEATURE SHOULD INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA DURING MONDAY
AND THEN LINGERING INTO TUESDAY BEFORE THE WAVE PUSHES EAST OF THE
AREA. AT THIS TIME WILL KEEP THE HIGHEST POPS SOUTH AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM KVLD TO KTLH AND KPFN...HOWEVER WITH THESE TYPES OF
SYSTEMS...AT THESE TIME SCALES...DETAILS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
BY THIS TIME THE STRONG SHORT WAVE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER
MENTIONED ABOVE WILL BE DROPPING SOUTHEAST...CLOSING OFF...AND
AMPLIFYING INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE NATION. THERE IS SOME
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GLOBAL MODELS IN THE DETAILS OF THE EXACT
PATH OF THE CLOSED LOW...BUT THERE IS AGREEMENT THAT A SIGNIFICANT
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP AND REACH THE SOUTHEAST FOR
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH
LOOKS TO PASS THE AREA BY LATER WEDNESDAY WITH COOLER AND DRIER
WEATHER TO FOLLOW FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE TROUGH AXIS PASSES
BY AND HEIGHTS BEGIN TO RISE ONCE AGAIN.
&&
.MARINE...AS EXPECTED...MORNING WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING SO
INHERITED SCA AND SCEC WILL BE DROPPED WITH MORNING PACKAGE. THEY
MAY RISE AGAIN TONIGHT BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW HEADLINES...
EXCEPT POSSIBLY FOR WINDS WELL OFFSHORE. IN FACT, WINDS AND SEAS
LOOK LOW FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WITH CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AT ALL
BUT ABY AND VLD TAF SITES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. FOR ABY AND VLD
...SCT TO OCCASIONALLY BKN CLOUD DECK AROUND 30K FT DUE TO OUTER
FRINGE OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE CAROLINAS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG FOR THIS AFTERNOON STILL LOOKS GOOD
FOR ALL FL BUT SE BIG BEND AND FOR ALL OF SE ALA BUT WILL MONITOR IN
CASE PRODUCT NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED. NAM/GFS VERY SIMILAR IN
TEMPS/DEW POINTS FOR FRI WITH NAM SLIGHTLY DRIER. BELIEVE CAROLINA
LOW WILL HAVE NIL IMPACT ON CLOUDS SO WILL LEAN TOWARDS MET.
SO...FIRE WX WATCH FOR THESE SAME AREAS WILL BE UPGRADED TO WARNING
FOR FRI AFTERNOON. SHOULD BE JUST ENUF MOISTURE WITH RETREATING
CAROLINA LOW BY SAT SO NO HEADLINES ANYWHERE. WILL MONITOR INLAND
BIG BEND WHICH SHOWS BEST CHANCES FOR CRITICAL RH CONCERNS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE 56 87 57 88 / 05 00 05 10
PANAMA CITY 62 84 65 84 / 00 00 05 05
DOTHAN 54 84 59 85 / 05 00 05 10
ALBANY 55 83 59 86 / 05 05 10 10
VALDOSTA 56 83 57 88 / 05 05 05 10
CROSS CITY 58 85 57 87 / 05 05 05 10
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON ALL ZONES.
RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALL ZONES.
GA...NONE.
FL...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 22Z TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...
...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...
LEON...LIBERTY...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.
RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THESE SAME ZONES.
GM...NONE.
&&
AVIATION/FIRE WX...BARRY
PUBLIC/MARINE...BLOCK
LONG TERM...MROCZKAHazardous weather outlook, Sep 25, 4:30 AM CDT, 9 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 530 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-261000- 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- 530 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 /430 AM CDT THU SEP 25 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NORTHEAST WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL PRODUCE SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET WELL OFFSHORE EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BOTH SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY. WHILE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THAT TIME. OVER LAND...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL ENHANCE THE SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 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. 18-WOOL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2:19 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 8 hr |
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Sources
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