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High Surf Warning 1, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this high surf warning at Dec 1, 2009, 4:03 AM CST for Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 2, 2009, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2009, 4:03 AM CST (10:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2009, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2009, 1:04 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:03 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 7:37 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Panama City, FL | A LARGE TREE FELL INTO A UTILITY POLE AT INTERSECTION OF DRAKE AND 9TH ST. |
| Dec 2, 11:15 AM CST | FLOOD | Port St. Joe, FL | US HWY 98 FROM AVENUE A TO INDUSTRIAL AVENUE WAS CLOSED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS42 KTAE 011003 CFWTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 503 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WALTON COUNTY EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER FROM 6 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING TO 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING... ...A HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST (MIDNIGHT CST) WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY (MIDNIGHT CST) THURSDAY MORNING FOR WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES... ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE LEVELS BETWEEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF COASTAL FLOODING AND VERY HIGH SURF ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. FLZ008-012-014-020000- /O.UPG.KTAE.CF.A.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.CF.W.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.W.0001.091202T0600Z-091203T0600Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF- 403 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL LEAD TO RISING WATER LEVELS AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE FROM WALTON COUNTY EASTWARD INTO GULF COUNTY. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST...TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS MUCH AS 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THUS...AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE COAST IS EXPECTED. THIS COASTAL FLOODING WITH THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY BE SIMILAR TO THAT SEEN RECENTLY WITH TROPICAL STORM IDA. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING...DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COASTLINE LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL LIKELY BE GREATEST FROM DESTIN EASTWARD TO MEXICO BEACH WHERE SURF WILL LIKELY BUILD AS HIGH AS 10 TO 12 FEET. FURTHER EAST TOWARD CAPE SAN BLAS...SURF HEIGHTS WILL LIKELY BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET. AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...THIS LARGE SURF WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION. MOREOVER...THIS HIGH SURF WILL CREATE AN EXTREME RIP CURRENT RISK. THUS...EVERYONE IS ADVISED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THE HIGH SURF SUBSIDES. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... ST. ANDREW BAY... WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 646 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 833 PM CST. THURSDAY...LOW TIDE AT 754 AM CST. EAST PASS (DESTIN)...CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY... WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 802 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 939 PM CST. THURSDAY...LOW TIDE 910 AM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION...VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ FLZ015-020000- /O.UPG.KTAE.CF.A.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.CF.W.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.091202T0600Z-091203T0600Z/ FRANKLIN- 503 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL LEAD TO RISING WATER LEVELS AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE BEACH EROSION AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY...COASTAL RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT LARGE SURF...BEACH EROSION...AND WATER LEVELS AS HIGH AS 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS FROM CARRABELLE WESTWARD TO INDIAN PASS. FROM CARRABELLE EASTWARD TO OCHLOCKONEE BAY...TIDE LEVELS MAY RISE AS MUCH AS 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. IN ADDITION TO THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT...HIGH SURF WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET DURING THE STRONGEST ONSHORE WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH THIS HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... APALACHICOLA...LOW TIDE AT 1011 AM...HIGH TIDE AT 622 PM AND 208 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND RIP CURRENTS. && $$ FLZ018-027-028-034-020000- /O.UPG.KTAE.CF.A.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.CF.W.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-DIXIE- 503 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL LEAD TO RISING WATER LEVELS AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE FROM OCHLOCKONEE BAY EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE. FROM WAKULLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...COASTAL RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO RISE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE WILL COINCIDE WITH THE LOCALLY MIXED SEMIDIURNAL HIGH TIDES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND MAY LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF INUNDATION OVER LOW LYING AREAS ALONG PORTIONS OF THIS COAST. DUE TO THESE UNUSUALLY HIGH TIDE LEVELS...THIS WILL RESULT IN OVERALL STORM TIDES...WHICH IS THE COMBINATION OF THE WATER LEVEL RISE AND THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...OF 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THE FLOODING FORECAST WITH THIS EVENT IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED IN 2007 DURING HURRICANE GUSTAV. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... SAINT MARKS...LOW TIDE...717 AM...HIGH TIDE 202 PM AND 1235 AM THURSDAY. STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 618 AM...HIGH TIDE 1259 PM AND 1142 PM. SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 636 AM...HIGH TIDE 103 PM AND 1146 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ GODSEY
4 follow-up statements
000 WHUS42 KTAE 011315 CCA CFWTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 803 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WALTON COUNTY EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING... ...A HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST (MIDNIGHT CST) WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY (MIDNIGHT CST) THURSDAY MORNING FOR WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES... ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE LEVELS BETWEEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF COASTAL FLOODING AND VERY HIGH SURF ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. FLZ008-012-014-020315- /O.UPG.KTAE.CF.A.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.COR.KTAE.CF.W.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.COR.KTAE.SU.W.0001.091202T0600Z-091203T0600Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF- 703 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL LEAD TO RISING WATER LEVELS AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE FROM WALTON COUNTY EASTWARD INTO GULF COUNTY. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS MUCH AS 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...PRODUCING TIDES AS HIGH AS 3 TO 4 FEET AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. NOTE THAT THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE COAST IS EXPECTED. THE COASTAL FLOODING WITH THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY BE SIMILAR TO THAT SEEN RECENTLY WITH TROPICAL STORM IDA. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING...DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COASTLINE LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL LIKELY BE GREATEST FROM DESTIN EASTWARD TO MEXICO BEACH WHERE SURF WILL LIKELY BUILD AS HIGH AS 10 TO 12 FEET. FURTHER EAST TOWARD CAPE SAN BLAS...SURF HEIGHTS WILL LIKELY BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET. AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...THIS LARGE SURF WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION. MOREOVER...THIS HIGH SURF WILL CREATE AN EXTREME RIP CURRENT RISK. THUS...EVERYONE IS ADVISED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THE HIGH SURF SUBSIDES. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... ST. ANDREW BAY... WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 646 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 833 PM CST. THURSDAY...LOW TIDE AT 754 AM CST. EAST PASS (DESTIN)...CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY... WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 802 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 939 PM CST. THURSDAY...LOW TIDE 910 AM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION...VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ FLZ015-020315- /O.UPG.KTAE.CF.A.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.COR.KTAE.CF.W.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.COR.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.091202T0600Z-091203T0600Z/ FRANKLIN- 803 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL LEAD TO RISING WATER LEVELS AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE BEACH EROSION AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY...COASTAL RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT LARGE SURF AT ST GEORGE ISLAND...BEACH EROSION...AND WATER LEVELS AS HIGH AS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM CARRABELLE WESTWARD TO INDIAN PASS. THIS COULD PRODUCE TIDES UP TO 3 TO 4 FEET AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. NOTE THAT THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. FROM CARRABELLE EASTWARD TO OCHLOCKONEE BAY...WATER LEVELS MAY BE AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...PRODUCING STORM TIDES UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION TO THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT...HIGH SURF WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET DURING THE STRONGEST ONSHORE WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH THIS HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... APALACHICOLA...LOW TIDE AT 1011 AM...HIGH TIDE AT 622 PM AND 208 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND RIP CURRENTS. && $$ FLZ018-027-028-034-020315- /O.UPG.KTAE.CF.A.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.COR.KTAE.CF.W.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-DIXIE- 803 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL LEAD TO RISING WATER LEVELS AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE FROM OCHLOCKONEE BAY EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE. FROM WAKULLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...COASTAL RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WATER LEVELS FROM 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...RESULTING IN TIDES UP TO 5 TO 7 FEET AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. NOTE THAT THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE WILL COINCIDE WITH THE LOCALLY MIXED SEMI DIURNAL HIGH TIDES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND MAY LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF INUNDATION OVER LOW LYING AREAS ALONG PORTIONS OF THIS COAST. THE FLOODING FORECAST WITH THIS EVENT IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED IN 2007 DURING HURRICANE GUSTAV. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... SAINT MARKS...LOW TIDE...717 AM...HIGH TIDE 202 PM AND 1235 AM THURSDAY. STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 618 AM...HIGH TIDE 1259 PM AND 1142 PM. SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 636 AM...HIGH TIDE 103 PM AND 1146 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && $$ GODSEY/FOURNIER
000 WHUS42 KTAE 012057 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 357 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FROM WALTON COUNTY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER... ...HIGH SURF WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY... .A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL VEER FROM EAST TO SOUTH TONIGHT AND INCREASE...REACHING GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PILE WATER INTO APALACHEE BAY AND GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. FLZ008-012-014-021200- /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SU.W.0001.091202T0600Z-091203T0600Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF- 257 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SURF WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...REACHING 7 TO 10 FEET WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGHER SETS UP TO 12 FEET POSSIBLE. THE RUN UP FROM THESE LARGE BREAKING WAVE MAY CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING...INUNDATING VULNERABLE COASTAL ROADS. WATER LEVELS WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH MAXIMUM TIDES REACHING 3 TO 4 FEET. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... ST. ANDREW BAY... WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 646 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 833 PM CST. THURSDAY...LOW TIDE AT 754 AM CST. EAST PASS (DESTIN)...CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY... WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 802 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 939 PM CST. THURSDAY...LOW TIDE 910 AM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION...VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ FLZ015-021200- /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.091202T0600Z-091203T0600Z/ FRANKLIN- 357 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE SURF WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...REACHING 4 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGHER SETS UP TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE. THE RUN UP FROM THESE LARGE BREAKING WAVE MAY CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING...INUNDATING VULNERABLE COASTAL ROADS. WATER LEVELS WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH MAXIMUM TIDES REACHING 3 TO 4 FEET. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... APALACHICOLA...LOW TIDE AT 1011 AM...HIGH TIDE AT 622 PM... AND 208 AM THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND RIP CURRENTS. && $$ FLZ018-027-028-034-021200- /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.091202T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-DIXIE- 357 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. TIDES WILL RISE ABOVE NORMAL WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WATER PILES INTO APALACHEE BAY ON STRONG SOUTH WINDS. WATER LEVELS WILL REACH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...CAUSING TIDES TO REACH 5 TO 7 FEET AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE FLOODING FORECAST WITH THIS EVENT IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED IN 2007 DURING HURRICANE GUSTAV. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO CROSS APALACHEE BAY WEDNESDAY...AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THIS WILL ENHANCE THE WATER LEVEL RISES MORE THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... SAINT MARKS...LOW TIDE...717 AM...HIGH TIDE 202 PM AND 1235 AM THURSDAY. STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 618 AM...HIGH TIDE 1259 PM AND 1142 PM. SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 636 AM...HIGH TIDE 103 PM AND 1146 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FOURNIER
000 WHUS42 KTAE 020931 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 431 AM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FROM WALTON COUNTY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER... ...A HIGH SURF WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES... ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY... .A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD FROM LOU SIANNA TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PILE WATER INTO APALACHEE BAY AND GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. FLZ008-012-014-031200- /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091203T0600Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF- 331 AM CST WED DEC 2 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE SURF WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING...REACHING 7 TO 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHER SETS UP TO 12 FEET POSSIBLE. THE RUN UP FROM THESE LARGE BREAKING WAVE MAY CAUSE MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH COASTAL FLOODING...WHICH MAY INUNDATE VULNERABLE COASTAL ROADS. WATER LEVELS WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS MORNING...WITH MAXIMUM TIDES REACHING 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE TODAY DECEMBER 2ND...AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... ST. ANDREW BAY... WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 646 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 833 PM CST. THURSDAY...LOW TIDE AT 754 AM CST. EAST PASS (DESTIN)...CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY... WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 802 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 939 PM CST. THURSDAY...LOW TIDE 910 AM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION... VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ FLZ015-031200- /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-091203T0600Z/ FRANKLIN- 431 AM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE TODAY DECEMBER 2ND...AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... APALACHICOLA...LOW TIDE AT 1011 AM EST...HIGH TIDE AT 622 PM EST... AND 208 AM EST THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND RIP CURRENTS. && $$ FLZ018-027-028-034-031200- /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-DIXIE- 431 AM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. TIDES WILL RISE ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND TONIGHT AS WATER PILES INTO APALACHEE BAY ON STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. WATER LEVELS WILL REACH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...CAUSING STORM TIDES TO REACH 5 TO 7 FEET AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND LATE TONIGHT. THE FLOODING FORECAST WITH THIS EVENT IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED IN 2007 DURING HURRICANE GUSTAV. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO CROSS APALACHEE BAY LATER TODAY...AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THIS WILL ENHANCE THE WATER LEVEL RISES MORE THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY. BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE TODAY DECEMBER 2ND... AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD... SAINT MARKS...LOW TIDE...717 AM EST...HIGH TIDE 202 PM EST AND 1235 AM EST THURSDAY. STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 618 AM EST...HIGH TIDE 1259 PM EST AND 1142 PM EST. SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 636 AM EST...HIGH TIDE 103 PM EST AND 1146 PM EST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && $$ 17-GOULD
000 WHUS42 KTAE 021904 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 204 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST (6 AM CST) THURSDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FROM ST GEORGE ISLAND WESTWARD... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT DEVELOPED IN THE GULF TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT HAS MOVED INLAND. THE SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THIS LOW WERE NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS FORECAST...SO THE FORECAST SURF AND TIDES HAVE CONSEQUENTLY NOT BEEN AS HIGH AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. STILL...RATHER HIGH SURF AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING...CREATING FLOODING PROBLEMS IN VULNERABLE AREAS. FLZ008-012-014-031200- /O.CAN.KTAE.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091203T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF- 104 PM CST WED DEC 2 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT PANAMA CITY BEACH...BUT SOME HIGHER SETS UP TO 8 FEET ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RUN UP FROM THIS SURF WILL CAUSE ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS...WITH TIDE LEVELS REACHING ABOUT 3 FEET AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. AT ST ANDREW BAY...A HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 916 PM EST TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SURF AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADS. REPORTS FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INDICATE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF US-98 IN PORT ST JOE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING BEACH EROSION AND 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. && $$ FLZ015-031200- /O.EXT.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ FRANKLIN- 204 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY. SURF HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE...BUT SOME HIGHER SETS UP TO 5 FEET ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RUN UP FROM THIS SURF WILL CAUSE ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS...WITH TIDE LEVELS REACHING ABOUT 3 FEET AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. AT APALACHICOLA...HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT 622 PM EST THIS EVENING AND 208 AM EST TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SURF AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADS. REPORTS FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INDICATE FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF US-98 IN PORT ST JOE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND RIP CURRENTS. && $$ FLZ018-027-028-034-031200- /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091203T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-DIXIE- 204 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PUSH WATER INTO APALACHEE BAY THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN WHEN THE WIND SHIFTS TO WEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATER TODAY...ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL STILL LIKELY TO CONTINUE. TIDES HAVE GENERALLY BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE TIDES MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 5 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. AT SAINT MARKS...HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT 246 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON AND 118 AM EST TONIGHT. AT STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT 237 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON AND 107 AM EST TONIGHT. AT SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT 241 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON AND 111 AM EST TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FOURNIER
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 1, 2:35 AM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 2:35 AM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
335 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009
...CONFIDENCE INCREASING IN A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT STARTING
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.SYNOPSIS...04 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE EASTERN PORTION OF OUR REGION WITH A 1021 MB HIGH
CENTERED ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE (1012 MB)
WAS ANALYZED ON THE TAIL END OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ABOUT 40 MILES
EAST OF BROWNSVILLE. SINCE ANALYSIS TIME...SURFACE DATA THROUGH 08
UTC SHOWS THAT PRESSURES ARE FALLING IN THE AREA OF BUOY
42002...THUS IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE SURFACE LOW IS CONTINUING TO
DEVELOP AND IS TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN GULF.
UPPER AIR DATA FROM 00 UTC AND VAPOR IMAGERY SHOW A LARGE UPPER LOW
MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY. A STRONG UPPER TROF IS
ALSO MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND IS BEGINNING TO PROVIDE
THE PUSH TO DRIVE THE UPPER LOW INTO THE MID SOUTH. AS THIS UPPER
LOW MOVES FURTHER EAST...FURTHER DEEPENING OF THE SURFACE LOW IS
EXPECTED.
&&
.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY).
MUCH HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE
EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM. IN SHORT...THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE QUITE
A SIGNIFICANT EVENT FOR OUR REGION ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS. THE MODELS
STILL HAVE SUBTLE DIFFERENCES...BUT THESE DIFFERENCES ARE MUCH LESS
THAN JUST 24 HOURS AGO. MOREOVER...THE MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING IN
ONE UNFORTUNATE DIRECTION...A MORE UNSTABLE DIRECTION...WHICH LEADS
TO INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT A SEVERE WEATHER EVENT WILL IMPACT OUR
REGION STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. CONFIDENCE IS
HIGH IN THE OTHER HAZARDS...LIKE COASTAL FLOODING STARTING WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
FOR THIS FORECAST...RELIED A LITTLE HEAVIER ON THE 01/00Z NAM
SOLUTION THAN PREVIOUS PACKAGES. THE GFS SEEMS TO HAVE SPED UP A BIT
AND THIS IS SOMEWHAT SUPPORTED BY THE 01/00Z EURO...BUT THE NAM IS
NOT A BAD COMPROMISE GIVEN THAT THE 30/12Z EURO WAS ACTUALLY 6 TO 12
HOURS SLOWER THAN ITS CURRENT RUN. THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW IS
IN DECENT AGREEMENT. AT 36 HOURS THE MODELS ARE ONLY SEPARATED BY
ABOUT 60 MILES. THE GFS SOLUTION...WHICH IS STILL THE STRONGER OF
THE 3...FAVORS QUITE A ROBUST HEAVY RAIN THREAT ACROSS THE WESTERN
HALF OF OUR REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALL
THREE MODELS SHOW A WELL DEFINED SQUALL LINE RACING ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY.
TODAY...VERY LITTLE SENSIBLE WEATHER THROUGH 18Z. HIGH CLOUDS FROM
THE DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL BEGIN
TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES BACK A FEW
DEGREES FROM THE WARM VALUES ON MONDAY. WITH THE LOW BEGINNING TO
MOVE NORTHEASTWARD...THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO LIFT
NORTHWARD...BUT SHOULD REMAIN OFFSHORE THROUGH 00 UTC. THE SPEED OF
THE GFS WITH THIS RETURN FLOW HAS LARGELY BEEN DISCOUNTED. THE BEST
FORCED ASCENT LOOKS TO OCCUR AFTER 00Z...THUS RAIN CHANCES FOR
TUESDAY ARE CONFINED TO THE COASTAL WATERS AND AREAS ALONG THE COAST
IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
TONIGHT...AS THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST THE
WARM FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHWARD. THE GFS WOULD PULL THIS
BOUNDARY TO I-10 BY 06Z...WHEREAS THE NAM KEEPS THE FRONT NEAR THE
COAST AT THIS TIME. IT DOES LOOK HOWEVER...THAT THE WARM FRONT WILL
COME ASHORE PRIOR TO SUNRISE...THUS INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER. AT THIS TIME...SEVERE WEATHER PARAMETERS ARE
EXCEEDING FAVORABLE FOR ORGANIZED STORMS. IN FACT...0-6 KM SHEAR IS
AS HIGH AS 70 KNOTS WITH 0-3 KM SHEAR AT 50 KNOTS. THIS IS EASILY
SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN ROTATING UPDRAFTS. WITH THE WARM FRONT LIKELY
TO COME ONSHORE BETWEEN 06-12Z THE POTENTIAL FOR DISCRETE SUPERCELLS
NEAR THE BOUNDARY IS QUITE HIGH GIVEN THE STRONGLY SHEARED
ENVIRONMENT. THIS PORTION OF THE EVENT WILL LIKELY FEATURE THE
HIGHER TORNADO THREAT AND ONLY A MARGINAL DAMAGING WIND EVENT.
BY DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY...A SQUALL LINE WILL LIKELY BE FORMING TO
THE WEST OF THE REGION...THOUGH THE THREAT FOR TORNADIC STORMS
SPREADING INLAND WILL INCREASE AS THE WARM FRONT LIKELY WILL BE
MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST ALABAMA BY 12Z.
WEDNESDAY...THE OVERALL KINEMATICS REMAIN EXTREMELY FAVORABLE BEYOND
12 UTC WEDNESDAY. AS WAS DISCUSSED JUST 24 HOURS AGO...THERE WAS
SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE AMOUNT OF DESTABILIZATION THAT COULD BE
ATTAINED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THERE IS RATHER GOOD CONSENSUS NOW IN THE
MODELS THAT ENOUGH INSTABILITY WILL ADVECT INLAND TO SUPPORT WHAT
LOOKS TO BE A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. THE
SEVERE WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BE DISCRETE CELLS DEVELOPING
IN THE STRONGLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE
OFFERING MAINLY A TORNADIC THREAT. THEN...AS THE SQUALL LINE MOVES
THROUGH...THE POTENTIAL FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WILL INCREASE...THOUGH
ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITHIN THE SQUALL LINE.
OVERALL TIMING OF THE SQUALL LINE IS FOR THE LINE TO ENTER THE
WESTERN CWA BY 15Z AND SPREAD EASTWARD EXITING TO THE EAST AFTER 00Z
ON THURSDAY.
WITH A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT AND WELL ESTABLISHED DYNAMICAL
FORCING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE CWA...CLOSER TO THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW. WHILE
PRECIP TOTALS IN THE NAM AND EURO HAVE TRENDED DOWN
SLIGHTLY...WIDESPREAD 4 TO 6 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER TOTALS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. AS A RESULT...WILL ISSUE A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THESE AREAS. FURTHER TO THE EAST...RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS...MAINLY BECAUSE THESE AREAS WILL RECEIVE MOST
OF THE RAINFALL DURING THE EVENT FROM THE FAST MOVING SQUALL LINE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY...THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO EXIT TO THE EAST
WITH RAIN ENDING ACROSS THE AREA BY 06Z. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BY
THURSDAY MORNING...THOUGH THE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND POTENTIAL WRAP
AROUND CLOUDINESS WILL CREATE A VERY COOL THURSDAY AFTER THE STORM.
NOW FOR COASTAL EFFECTS...VERY LITTLE HAS CHANGED WITH THE THINKING
FOR COASTAL FLOODING OR HIGH SURF WITH THIS SYSTEM. STRONG ONSHORE
WINDS WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE MARINE AREA ON TUESDAY EVENING AND BEGIN
TO CREATE HIGH SURF. AS THESE WINDS TURN FULLY ONSHORE BY 12
WEDNESDAY...A 12 HOUR PERIOD OF NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL KEEP
WATER LEVELS CONSIDERABLY ELEVATED AND PRODUCE A PERIOD OF
INUNDATION AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WHILE THE BEST SURGE OF
HIGHER WATER APPEARS TO LINE UP WITH THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE WEST OF
GULF COUNTY...IT IS DIRECTLY LINED UP WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IN
APALACHEE BAY. THUS...MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FROM FRANKLIN
COUNTY EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE. OVERALL SURGE VALUES
STILL LOOK TO PEAK AROUND 4 FEET...THOUGH HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD
INDEED BE POSSIBLE. THUS OVERALL STORM TIDES BETWEEN DOG ISLAND AND
THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 7 TO 9 FEET.
LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL ALSO BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES OF
WALTON...BAY...GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS ARE CURRENTLY PREDICTED TO
PEAK NEAR 12 FEET FROM WALTON COUNTY EASTWARD TO MEXICO BEACH WITH
SLIGHTLY LOWER TOTALS TO THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ST. JOSEPH
PENINSULA. THUS...IN THIS AREA WILL ISSUE A HIGH SURF WARNING. FOR
FRANKLIN COUNTY...LOWER SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED...THOUGH STILL
HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE BEACH EROSION ON ST GEORGE ISLAND. WILL ISSUE A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA.
NEEDLESS TO SAY...NO ONE SHOULD BE ENTERING THE SURF IN THESE
CONDITIONS AS RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE EXTREME.
EVERYONE IS URGED TO CONTINUE MONITORING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER
SITUATION OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
.LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY).
EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FCST WILL HAVE TO TAKE A BACK SEAT TO ALL OF
THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN THE SHORT TERM...GIVEN THE RECENT
DIVERGENCE IN THE SOLUTIONS OF THE GLOBAL MODELS (NAMELY THE GFS AND
ECMWF)...THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FCST HAS BECOME MUCH MORE
COMPLEX FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME...THE
00 UTC GFS SOLUTION HAD MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR BUILDING IN BEHIND
THE FRONT FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH SFC RIDGING MOVING IN
TOWARDS THE REGION ALLOWING A DECENT FREEZE FOR NW PORTIONS OF THE
CWA ON FRI MORNING...AND A LONG DURATION FREEZE TO EVEN A BORDERLINE
HARD FREEZE FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR ON SATURDAY MORNING...AS
THE RIDGE SETTLED IN RIGHT ON TOP OF THE CWA PROVIDING NEAR IDEAL
RADIATIONAL COOLING. NOW...THE GFS IS DIVING THE COLD SFC RIDGE
ALMOST DUE SOUTHWARD TOWARDS TX WHICH WOULD ONLY GIVE US A GLANCING
BLOW OF COLDER AIR ON FRIDAY MORNING WITH NO FREEZING CONDITIONS FOR
ANY PORTION OF THE CWA...BEFORE A DIGGING SHORTWAVE DEVELOPS ANOTHER
GULF SFC LOW WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A COLD RAIN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. THEREFORE...BELIEVE WE HAVE NO CHOICE AT THIS TIME BUT TO
WAIT FOR THE HI-RES 00 UTC RUN OF THE ECMWF TO COME IN BEFORE MAKING
ANY SWEEPING CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED GRIDS WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED
BY THIS SHIFT IN THE MODELS...AS THE 12 UTC RUN OF THE ECMWF KEEPS
ALL OF THIS MOISTURE AND RAINFALL TO OUR SOUTH OVER THE WEEKEND AS
IT DEVELOPS THE SFC LOW OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY.
INTERESTINGLY ...THIS DOES LEAVE BOTH MODELS WITH SIMILAR POSITIONS
OF THE COLD SFC RIDGE...WHICH WOULD LIKELY NOT POSE ANY POTENTIAL
FOR A FREEZE EVENT UNTIL SUN OR OR MON MORNINGS...AND EVEN THEN
...THE POSITION OF THE HIGH MAY BE LOCATED TO FAR TO OUR NORTH TO
ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT RADIATIONAL COOLING FOR A WIDESPREAD FREEZE.
(PERHAPS JUST A LIGHT FREEZE OR FROST FOR NW PORTIONS OF THE
REGION). SINCE WE MUST MOVE ALONG WITH OUR FCST AT THIS TIME...WILL
BEGIN THE GRID POPULATION PROCESS VERY SHORTLY...AND WILL MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE NEW EURO WHEN IT COMES IN. IF IT CONVERGES
TOWARDS THE GFS ...WILL DRAMATICALLY RAMP UP POPS AND LOW TEMPS
...BUT IF IT REMAINS SIMILAR TO ITS 12 UTC RUN...WILL LIKELY USE A
COMPROMISE SOLUTION.
&&
.AVIATION...IT WILL CLEARLY BE ANOTHER INTERESTING TAF PACKAGE
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH VFR CONDITIONS ALREADY MOVING IN BEHIND THE
WEAK COLD FRONT AT THE NORTHERN TAF SITES OF DHN AND ABY...WHILE
POCKETS OF IFR AND MVFR CIGS ARE LINGERING BEHIND TO THE SOUTH AT
VLD...TLH...AND PFN. HOWEVER...THE 11-3.9 MICRON SATELLITE IMAGERY
(MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FOG PRODUCT)...AND THE EXPERIMENTAL GOES
IMAGER DATA IS SHOWING A SLOW BUT STEADY PUSH TO THE S AND E OF
THESE LOWER CIGS...SO WE EXPECT PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS TO RETURN
TO THESE REMAINING TAF SITES AS WELL...BUT TIMING MAY BE A BIT OF A
CONCERN OVERNIGHT. THEREAFTER...DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY....EXPECT
PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL OF THE TAF LOCATIONS...BUT SCT-BKN
CIRRUS AND EVENTUALLY AC AND AS WILL BE QUICK TO RETURN AS A WARM
FRONT DEVELOPS OUT AHEAD OF OUR NEXT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WHICH
COULD PROVIDE OUR SEVERE WX AND HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...SO ALL EYES WILL BE FOCUSED TO THE SOUTH
AND WEST AT THIS TIME.
&&
.MARINE...A VERY UNSETTLED PERIOD OVER THE MARINE AREA IS ALREADY
UNDERWAY WITH EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS OCCURRING. EXPECT WINDS TO
SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND BUILD TO GALE LEVELS IN THE
WESTERN WATERS BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN REACH GALE FORCE IN THE EASTERN
WATERS BY SUNRISE. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HIGH
SEAS...WITH THE LOCALLY RUN SWAN GUIDANCE PEAKING AT 22 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE. WILL BACK OFF THESE VALUES A LITTLE...BUT IN ANY EVENT
DANGEROUSLY HIGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED. ONCE THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN ENOUGH FOR
WINDS TO DECREASE BELOW GALE FORCE...THOUGH A PERIOD OF SCA
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDDAY THURSDAY WHEN WINDS AND SEAS
WILL FINALLY DROP BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE NO FIRE WX CONCERNS OVER
THE SHORT TERM...AND WITH THE LATEST SHIFT IN THE 00 UTC RUN OF THE
GFS...THERE MAY BE NO CONCERNS ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY AS WELL IF IN
FACT THIS NEW PROGGED GULF LOW DOES INDEED DEVELOP AND SPREADS A
COLD RAIN INTO THE REGION FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. THIS
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY DELAY OUR DRYING OUT PROCESS...AND EVEN THEN
...IT MAY BE TOO COOL BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR THE DRY AIR TO MAKE ENOUGH OF A
DIFFERENCE TO DROP RHS TO NEAR 35 PERCENT. WILL BE INTERESTED TO
SEE WHAT THE 00 UTC RUN OF THE ECMWF DOES WITH THIS POTENTIAL
SYSTEM...BUT FIRE WX WILL CLEARLY BE A LOW PRIORITY HAZARD DURING
MUCH OF THIS UPCOMING PERIOD.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS TO THE
WEST OF INTERSTATE 75. THE BEST THREAT FOR URBANIZED FLOODING LOOKS
TO BE IN AREAS FROM US-19 IN GEORGIA WESTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
AND INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS CURRENTLY
PREDICTED. WITH RAINFALL TOTALS IN THIS AREA POSSIBLY UP TO 8
INCHES...RIVER FLOODING ON THE MAIN RIVERS AND SMALLER CREEKS IS
POSSIBLE IN THE DAYS AHEAD. PLEASE REFER TO THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR MORE DETAILS ON
SPECIFIC RIVER BASINS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE 66 61 72 50 64 / 10 60 100 40 10
PANAMA CITY 67 63 72 51 62 / 40 90 100 20 10
DOTHAN 60 56 69 47 60 / 20 90 100 10 10
ALBANY 60 57 69 48 63 / 10 90 100 30 10
VALDOSTA 64 60 72 51 65 / 10 60 100 60 10
CROSS CITY 68 62 73 56 68 / 10 40 100 70 10
APALACHICOLA 67 64 73 51 63 / 40 70 100 40 10
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY...
HOUSTON.
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAKER...CALHOUN...CLAY...
COLQUITT...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...GRADY...LEE...
MILLER...MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...
TERRELL...THOMAS...WORTH.
FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL
WALTON...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...
JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LEON...LIBERTY...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: FRANKLIN.
HIGH SURF WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...COASTAL
WALTON...GULF.
GM...GALE WARNING FROM 1 AM EST TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FROM DESTIN TO
APALACHICOLA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM EST TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FROM
APALACHICOLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM DESTIN TO APALACHICOLA OUT TO 60
NAUTICAL MILES.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM EST TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT
TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY FROM DESTIN TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT TO 60
NAUTICAL MILES.
&&
LONG TERM/AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER...GOULD
REST OF DISCUSSION...GODSEYHazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 7:43 PM CST, 8 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 843 PM EST MON NOV 30 2009 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-020145- 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- 843 PM EST MON NOV 30 2009 /743 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009/ 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...TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA DURING THE REST OF TONIGHT WITH MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS SPREADING EAST TO SOUTHEAST. THE RAIN WILL DECREASE AND THEN FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARDS SUNRISE. EXPECT PREDAWN LOWS TO RANGE FROM THE LOW 40S ACROSS SE ALABAMA AND SW GEORGIA TO THE MID 50S ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND. AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO EXERCISE CAUTION LEVELS BY SUNRISE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE OFFSHORE PANHANDLE WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TUESDAY AND TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES BY WEDNESDAY. WHILE THE EXACT STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT...THERE ARE MULTIPLE CONCERNS AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE TRI-STATE AREA. A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT COULD REACH 6 OR MORE INCHES IN SOME AREAS. AT THIS TIME THE LOCATION OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS MOST LIKELY TO FALL ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. IN ADDITION VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS TIME PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH SURF...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...BEACH EROSION...AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW WILL DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE COASTAL FLOODING THREAT. HOWEVER...STORM TIDES OF 4 TO 7 FEET ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE FROM WAKULLA COUNTY EASTWARD DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE BOTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STORM TIDES OF 3 TO 4 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY WESTWARD. WHILE STORM TIDES MAY NOT BE AS HIGH ALONG THE PANHANDLE COASTLINE...LARGE AND BATTERING SURF IS POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND WASH OUT VULNERABLE COASTAL ROADWAYS. AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA APPROACHES AND THEN MOVES NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY...A MODESTLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE INLAND. THIS INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS SHEAR TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SQUALL LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SCENARIO. THIS SQUALL LINE SHOULD EXIT EAST OF THE REGION DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM...HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY ACROSS ESPECIALLY SE ALA/SW GEORGIA AND THE PANHANDLE BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE RAPID LOCAL RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND RAPID RISES ON MAINSTREAM RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA. BY WEDNESDAY SEVERAL RIVERS MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID RISES REACHING OR EXCEEDING CRITICAL STAGES. THIS INCLUDES THE PEA...YELLOW...CHOCTAWATCHEE...CHATTAHOOCHEE AND THE FLINT RIVERS. A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS ON TUESDAY. ALL INTERESTS IN THE REGION SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SYSTEM. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM ON FRIDAY...A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES BY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY BUT WILL BECOME LIKELY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. BLOCK/MROCZKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 3:17 AM CST | Gale Warning | TAE | 34 hr | |
| Dec 1, 3:17 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 60 hr | |
| Dec 1, 3:20 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 6 more | 34 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:03 AM CST | Coastal Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Dixie, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Taylor and 2 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:03 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Wakulla, Walton | 50 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:31 PM CST | River Flood Watch | TAE | Holmes, Washington | 44 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:54 PM CST | River Flood Watch | TAE | Walton | 44 hr |
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Sources
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