Small Craft Advisory 37, NWS Tallahassee, FL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
855 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

.DISCUSSION...ALL OF THE REMAINING MOISTURE FROM THE SHORTWAVE TROF
RESPONSIBLE FOR MONDAY AFTERNOONS SHOWERS HAS NOW PUSHED WELL EAST
OF THE CWA THIS MORNING...WITH CLEAR SKIES AND SFC HIGH PRESSURE
FIRMLY IN CONTROL TO OUR NORTH. UNDER PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THIS
AFTERNOON...TEMPS SHOULD RESPOND QUITE WELL...WITH HIGHS REACHING
THE MID TO UPPER 80S ACROSS THE REGION...AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED
TO SEE A FEW 90 DEGREE MAXES BEFORE THE DAY IS THROUGH. OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS...THE FCST IS WELL ON TRACK WITH THE FAIRLY TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT SUPPORTING SCEC CONDITIONS.

&&

.AVIATION...NO CONCERNS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
AND LIGHT TO MODERATE NE WINDS.

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

AL...NONE.

GA...NONE.

FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CALHOUN...GADSDEN...
     HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...LEON...LIBERTY...
     WASHINGTON.

GM...NONE.
&&

GOULD/MROCZKA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
521 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-241000-
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-
521 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 /421 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 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...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE EXTREME
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. WINDS OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS
WILL BE IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE TODAY AND INCREASE TO 20 KNOTS
LATER TONIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF OPERATING SMALL
CRAFT TODAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
A DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS PREVAILING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE MAIN WEATHER
HAZARD WILL CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE GULF
COASTAL WATERS. A PERIOD OF ADVISORY CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE A BIT TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

.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.

12-WATSON