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Small Craft Advisory 46, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 17, 2008

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this small craft advisory at Nov 17, 2008, 9:10 PM EST. It took effect at Nov 18, 2008, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2008, 9:10 PM EST (02:10 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 18, 2008, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 19, 2008, 7:28 AM EST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Nov 17, 7:50 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 7:50 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 17, 4:50 AM EST, 16 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
450 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-181100-
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-
450 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 /350 AM CST MON NOV 17 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 FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO
8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ MONDAY FOR ALL AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST...

CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL LEAD TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
TO MID 30S MONDAY MORNING. THE LIGHT WINDS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF FROST AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

A VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO PRODUCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THESE
LOW VALUES OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND
SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND
DELIVER YET ANOTHER COLD POLAR AIRMASS TO THE REGION FOR TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVERHEAD TUESDAY NIGHT IT
WILL CREATE VERY GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS. THERE IS NOW
INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT AND
WIDESPREAD FREEZE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AWAY FROM THE
IMMEDIATE COAST AND AWAY FROM URBAN CENTERS. THOSE WITH SENSITIVE
OUTDOOR VEGETATION SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IN REGARDS TO THIS POTENTIAL FREEZE EVENT.

DRY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK
RESULTING IN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EACH AFTERNOON.

.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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 18, 3:45 AM ESTHard Freeze WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more29 hr
Nov 18, 3:45 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more14 hr
Nov 18, 3:46 AM ESTRed Flag WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more15 hr
Nov 18, 3:46 AM ESTRed Flag WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more39 hr
Nov 18, 2:26 PM ESTFire Weather WatchTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more12 hr

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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.