Red Flag Warning 63, NWS Tallahassee, FL

757 
WWUS82 KTAE 260914
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
514 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO SHORT
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION
INDICES AND STRONG WINDS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO ANTICIPATED SHORT DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES...

.A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS BROUGHT SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS IN ITS
WAKE. ELEVATED WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS
AND MAY GUST UP TO 25 MPH AT TIMES BY AFTERNOON. DIURNAL MIXING
COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN HIGH DISPERSION
INDICES. ALTHOUGH CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ONLY
EXPECTED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FLORIDA
ZONES...THE HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL STILL ALLOW RED FLAG CONDITIONS
TO BE MET OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
FLORIDA BIG BEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS NORTH OF THE FLORIDA BORDER. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
INLAND FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO SHORT DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS.

FLZ011-013-016>019-026>029-034-262315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0057.100427T1800Z-100427T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0063.100426T1800Z-100426T2300Z/
JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
514 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 /414 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO SHORT
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION
INDICES AND STRONG WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO ANTICIPATED SHORT DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ007>010-012-262300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0063.100426T1800Z-100426T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-
414 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO SHORT
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION
INDICES AND STRONG WINDS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

14-MROCZKA

486 
WWUS82 KTAE 261946
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
346 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND
DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COUPLED WITH VERY HIGH
DISPERSIONS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FOR THE ENTIRE REGION DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF VERY LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY VALUES...

.RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE MET THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AS GOOD MIXING CONTINUES AND THE WINDS BECOME GUSTY.
DISPERSIONS WILL BE VERY HIGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...EASILY CLOSE TO
OR ABOVE 100 IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO BE BELOW 35 FOR SEVERAL HOURS. ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OVER
FROM THE WEST...EVENTUALLY SETTLING IN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO ON
WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW RED FLAG
CRITERIA AGAIN FOR THE ENTIRE REGION ON THURSDAY...WHICH WARRANTS
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

FLZ011-013-016>019-026>029-034-270300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0057.100427T1800Z-100427T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0064.100427T1800Z-100428T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0058.100428T1800Z-100429T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-100426T2300Z/
JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
346 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 /246 PM CDT MON APR 26 2010/

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8
PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY... 

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ007>010-012-270300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0064.100427T1800Z-100428T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0058.100428T1800Z-100429T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-100426T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-
246 PM CDT MON APR 26 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY... 

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ014-015-270300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0064.100427T1800Z-100428T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0058.100428T1800Z-100429T0100Z/
INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-
346 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 /246 PM CDT MON APR 26 2010/

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8
PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-270300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0058.100428T1900Z-100428T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
346 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 /246 PM CDT MON APR 26 2010/

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

M BARRY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
252 PM EDT SUN APR 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...18 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS/VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS
A LARGE CYCLONE ACROSS EASTERN ILLINOIS. SURFACE DATA SHOWS THIS LOW
IS ABOUT 986 MB. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT IS BEST DEFINED ALONG THE
TIGHTEST DEWPOINT GRADIENT ACROSS MIDDLE GEORGIA AND INTO THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE FRONT CAN ALSO BE ROUGHLY CORRELATED TO AN
AREA WHERE WINDS SHIFT FROM SSW TO WSW.

UPPER AIR DATA SHOWS THE 500 MB LOW RIGHT ON TOP OF ITS SURFACE
COUNTERPART. ANOTHER UPPER LOW IS LOCATED ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS OF
NORTH DAKOTA. THIS LOW WILL BE DROPPING SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE
FIRST PART OF THE WEEK AND REINFORCE THE OVERALL EAST COAST TROF. IT
WILL ALSO POTENTIALLY BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE REGION FOR TUESDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THRU TUESDAY).
AFTER SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AFFECTED THE REGION DURING THE
WEEKEND...A BRIEF RESPITE WILL BE IN STORE STARTING TONIGHT
AND INTO MONDAY. AS THE LARGE UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS INDIANA/OHIO
TONIGHT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTH WILL TIGHTEN AS AN
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE DROPS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON MONDAY ACROSS THE REGION
EASILY IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A WIND ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA TOMORROW...AND
FUTURE SHIFTS WILL EVALUATE THIS NEED.

THE AFOREMENTIONED DISTURBANCE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS WILL DROP
SOUTH ON TUESDAY INTO WESTERN TENNESSEE AND THEN PIVOT ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TOWARD THE EASTERN SEA BOARD. AS THIS WAVE
MOVES JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION...ENOUGH LIFT WILL BE
GENERATED THAT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SOME LIGHT SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY. THE LIFT WILL BE GREATEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE REGION CLOSER TO THE VORTICITY MAXIMUM. TEMPERATURES
WILL LIKELY BE HELD BACK ON TUESDAY TO THE MID 70S BECAUSE OF
INCREASED CLOUD COVER.

MUCH DRIER AIR WILL SURGE IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROF ON TUESDAY
NIGHT RESULTING IN A CLEAR AND COOL NIGHT WITH LOWS DROPPING INTO
THE 40S BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
A QUIET BEGINNING TO THE LONG TERM PERIOD IS EXPECTED WITH SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GULF STATES. IN
FACT...MODELS INDICATE A FAIRLY MILD AND SUMMER-LIKE PATTERN WILL
MOVE IN PLACE WITH HIGHS NEARING THE 90 DEGREES    TOWARD NEXT
WEEKEND. WITH RELATIVELY DRY AIR IN PLACE AND LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW...LOWS WILL REMAIN BELOW CLIMO FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IN THE LOW
TO MID 50S BUT WILL RISE TO THE LOWER 60S BY FRIDAY NIGHT. NO RAIN
IS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AS DRY CONTINENTAL FLOW PREVAILS
ACROSS THE REGION. BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...MODELS SHOW THE
HIGH BREAKING DOWN AND SLIDING TO THE EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC. THIS
WILL ALLOW WINDS TO SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY INCREASING BOTH MOISTURE AND
HIGH TEMPS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. AS THE SURFACE HIGH SLIDES
EAST...MODELS INDICATE A PLUME OF MOISTURE ROUNDING ITS WESTERN
PERIPHERY. FOR THIS REASON...HAVE GONE WITH 20 TO 30 PERCENT POPS
FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. WHILE GFS/ECMWF SOLUTIONS
ARE SIMILAR...IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL HOW MUCH RAIN MAY FALL OR IF
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SCATTERED IN NATURE. POPS MAY
NEED TO BE RAISED ONCE BETTER MODEL AGREEMENT IS REALIZED.
OVERALL...PLEASANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH A WARM UP TOWARD THE END
OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...BACK EDGE OF CLOUDS IS CURRENTLY ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR
KVLD TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF KTLH. THIS EDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH
SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WITH VFR
CONDITIONS PREVAILING. WITH SOME LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
OVERNIGHT...MAY SEE SOME MVFR VSBY AT INLAND LOCATIONS BY MORNING.
OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL MONDAY WITH THE MAIN ISSUE
BEING STRONG WESTERLY WINDS.

&&

.MARINE...CONDITIONS OVER THE MARINE AREA WILL BRIEFLY QUIET THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. THE GRADIENT
WILL TIGHTEN ON MONDAY MORNING AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES
DOWN INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SCA CRITERIA APPEARS LIKELY STARTING
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FOR
NOW...WILL HOLD OFF ON STARTING ANY ADVISORIES OVER THE WATERS...BUT
WILL RUN CAUTIONARY CRITERIA FOR LATE TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
FINALLY RELAX BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MOVES
OVER THE MARINE AREA.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIRMASS WILL POUR INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND
MONDAY ON STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. DURATIONS OF LOW RH WILL BE AROUND
4 HOURS FOR INLAND FLORIDA LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...WITH TRANSPORT WINDS
GREATER THAN 25 KNOTS AND HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS...DISPERSION VALUES
WILL BE WELL ABOVE 75. THIS NECESSITATES A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL
OF THE INLAND FLORIDA ZONES. RH WILL BE MARGINAL FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY WATCHES FOR NOW.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE   61  85  54  76  47 /  05   0   0  20  05
PANAMA CITY   65  79  60  73  53 /  05   0  05  20  05
DOTHAN        60  82  53  73  47 /  05   0  05  20  05
ALBANY        61  82  54  73  47 /  05   0  05  20  05
VALDOSTA      61  84  53  76  47 /  10   0   0  20  05
CROSS CITY    63  83  55  79  50 /  10   0   0  20  05
APALACHICOLA  65  79  58  75  54 /  05   0   0  20  05

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT
     /6 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     CALHOUN...CENTRAL WALTON...GADSDEN...HOLMES...
     INLAND BAY...INLAND DIXIE...INLAND JEFFERSON...INLAND
     TAYLOR...INLAND WAKULLA...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
     LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...WASHINGTON.

GM...NONE.

LONG TERM...AUSTIN
AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER...CAMP
REST OF DISCUSSION...GODSEY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
340 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-260745-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-
COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-
COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL 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-
340 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010 /240 AM CDT SUN APR 25 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...TORNADO WATCH 101 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR SE ALA
...SW GA...S/CNTRL GA...THE FL PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERNMOST
FL BIG BEND...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS
WITH STRAIGHT LINE DAMAGING WINDS THE GREATEST THREAT...ALTHOUGH A
TORNADO CAN NOT BE DISCOUNTED. THE FOCUS OF THIS SEVERE WEATHER
REMAINS OVER SE ALA...ADJACENT SW GA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH
OVERNIGHT DRAGGING A COLD FRONT SOUTHEAST. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AND SOME WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
BECOME SEVERE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEE MIAAFDTAE (FORECAST
DISCUSSION) FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO
WEAST LATER TODAY.

WINDS AND SEAS HAVE INCREASED TO ADVISORY LEVELS OVER MOST OF THE
THE COASTAL WATERS AND WILL REMAIN SO INTO THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO
THE HIGH SURF...THE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE COASTS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND REMAINS AT A HIGH RISK TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURFAY...
THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD IS SHAPING UP TO BE GENERALLY
QUIET AND SEASONABLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED.

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1143 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010

FLZ034-134-251630-
COASTAL DIXIE-INLAND DIXIE-
1143 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR DIXIE COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT

AT 1042 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTH OF STEINHATCHEE...MOVING EAST AT
55 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  4 MILES SOUTH OF CROSS CITY BY 1205 PM EDT.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO
PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

25-CAMP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1241 PM EDT SUN APR 25 2010

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

1214 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSW OLD TOWN          29.57N 83.00W
04/25/2010                   DIXIE              FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE LIMB REPORTED DOWN ON A POWERLINE ON 898TH STREET
            OFF HIGHWAY 346A.

&&

GODSEY