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Gale Warning 1, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 9, 2011

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2011, 5:01 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 9, 2011, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 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
Jan 9, 2011, 5:01 AM EST (10:01 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 9, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 10, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

114 
WHUS72 KTAE 091001
MWWTAE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
501 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR WATERS FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT
60 NM...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY FOR WATERS FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT 
60 NM...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO SUWANNEE
RIVER OUT 20 NM ...


.CAUTIONARY LEVELS NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO
ADVISORY LEVELS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN ZONES
AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT EAST AND
INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS FOR ALL ZONES THIS AFTERNOON.
CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL OCCUR
OVERNIGHT AND A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. LOW PRESSURE WILL
REACH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING AND THEN EXIT EAST OF
THE REGION MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS FROM WEST TO EAST DURING MONDAY...HOWEVER SEAS WILL BE
SLOWER TO SUBSIDE.

GMZ750-755-770-775-091600-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.110109T1200Z-110110T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KTAE.GL.A.0001.110110T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.GL.W.0001.110110T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
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-
501 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS: EAST WIND 20 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
  25 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE.

* PEAK SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE
CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT
IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS
WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE
ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ730-765-091600-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.110110T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
501 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

* PEAK WINDS: EAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* PEAK SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND
  MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

14-MROCZKA
5 follow-up statements
357 
WHUS72 KTAE 091510
MWWTAE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1010 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR WATERS FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT
60 NM...

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY FOR WATERS FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT 60
NM...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO SUWANNEE
RIVER OUT 20 NM...

.ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
TODAY...AND IT STILL APPEARS THAT THAT FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS
WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL REACH THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING AND EXIT EAST OF THE REGION MONDAY
EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS FROM WEST TO
EAST DURING MONDAY...HOWEVER SEAS WILL BE SLOWER TO SUBSIDE.

GMZ750-755-770-775-100330-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110110T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.GL.W.0001.110110T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
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-
1010 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS: EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
  25 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE.

* PEAK SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ730-765-100330-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.110110T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
1010 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

* PEAK WINDS: EAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* PEAK SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND
  MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

DVD
376 
WHUS72 KTAE 092027
MWWTAE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
327 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR THE WATERS FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT
60 NM...

...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY FOR THE WATERS FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO DESTIN
OUT 60 NM...

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO SUWANNEE
RIVER OUT 20 NM...

.ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
TODAY...AND IT STILL APPEARS THAT THAT FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS
WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL REACH THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING AND EXIT EAST OF THE REGION MONDAY
EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS FROM WEST TO
EAST DURING MONDAY...HOWEVER SEAS WILL BE SLOWER TO SUBSIDE.

GMZ750-755-770-775-100500-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110110T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.GL.W.0001.110110T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
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-
327 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 
AM EST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS: EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
  30 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* PEAK SEAS: 5 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 7 TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE
  BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK 
SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ730-765-100500-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.110110T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
327 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

* PEAK WINDS: EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

* PEAK SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET...EXCEPT 2 TO 4
  FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GOULD/DVD
102 
WHUS72 KTAE 100341
MWWTAE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1041 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY
FOR APALACHEE BAY...

.GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
COASTAL WATERS AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL REACH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE MONDAY
MORNING...THEN EXIT EAST OF THE REGION MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY ON
MONDAY...HOWEVER SEAS WILL BE SLOWER TO SUBSIDE. 

GMZ750-755-770-775-101000-
/O.CON.KTAE.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
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-
1041 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY. 

* PEAK WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 35 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT 
GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* PEAK SEAS: 10 TO 13 FEET ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ730-765-101000-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
1041 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

* PEAK WINDS: EAST WIND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE.

* PEAK SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

FOURNIER
917 
WHUS72 KTAE 100452
MWWTAE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1152 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

.GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER WILL REACH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE MONDAY
MORNING...THEN EXIT EAST OF THE REGION MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY ON
MONDAY...HOWEVER SEAS WILL BE SLOWER TO SUBSIDE.

GMZ730-765-101200-
/O.UPG.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KTAE.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
1152 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* PEAK WINDS: EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.

* PEAK SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS...SUSTAINED OR IN
FREQUENT GUSTS... ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS.
IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER
EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ750-755-770-775-101200-
/O.CON.KTAE.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
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-
1152 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* PEAK WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 35 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* PEAK SEAS: 10 TO 13 FEET ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

WOOL
056 
WHUS72 KTAE 100938
MWWTAE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
438 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON... 

.A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE
FORECAST WATERS TODAY. HOWEVER...A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE GUSTS IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING IN THE EAST
TO SOUTHEAST FLOW AHEAD OF THE LOW. THE LOW CENTER WILL ENTER THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE WATERS SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLE JUST BEFORE
SUNRISE AND EXIT EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
THEN DROP OFF QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON.

GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-101530-
/O.CON.KTAE.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0003.110110T1200Z-110110T2100Z/
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-
438 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* PEAK WINDS: EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...
  BECOMING SOUTHEAST.

* PEAK SEAS: 5 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS...SUSTAINED OR IN
FREQUENT GUSTS... ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL
IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED
VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE
PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

WOOL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 9, 4:00 AM EST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 4:00 AM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
400 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...RARE ICE STORM REMAINS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING
IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTH GEORGIA...

.SYNOPSIS...
08Z WATER VAPOR AND H4 RUC ANALYSIS SHOWS A COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN ACROSS THE CONUS THIS MORNING. PATTERN IS DOMINATED BY TWO
CLOSED UPPER LOWS ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE COUNTY...ONE OVER
MONTANA AND ANOTHER LARGE LOW SPINNING OVER NEW ENGLAND/MID-ATLANTIC
REGION. THE OTHER FEATURE...AND THE MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR WEATHER IS
A PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
TX/NORTHERN MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE OUR NEXT WEATHER MAKER
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS IT CONTINUES EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST. AHEAD OF THIS IMPULSE...MID/HIGH LEVEL SOUTHERN STREAM
MOISTURE IS BEING DRAWN UP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND HAS BEGUN TO
INVADE OUR SKIES IN THE FORM OF SCT-BKN CIRRUS.

AT THE SURFACE...1025MB HIGH PRESSURE IS WORKING DOWN INTO THE TN
VALLEY WITH AN EXTENSION OF THE RIDGE DOWN TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST GULF COAST. WELL TO OUR WEST ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST...THE ARRIVAL OF THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY IS RESULTING IN LOW
PRESSURE ORGANIZATION. EXPECT THE LOCAL GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH
TO OUR NORTH AND THIS ORGANIZING LOW TO TIGHTEN QUICKLY THIS
MORNING. THE RIDGE ALLOWED A RAPID TEMPERATURE DROP THIS EVENING
WITH A FEW LOCATIONS EVEN REACHING FREEZING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER
THE ARRIVAL OF THE UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE APPEARS TO HAVE DISRUPTED
THE RADIATIONAL COOLING PROCESS AND MANY STATIONS HAVE ACTUALLY
SHOWN A TEMP RISE. DUE TO THESE CLOUDS...THE CONFIDENCE IN A
WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS NOW LOWER EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPS MAY IN FACT
CONTINUE TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH DEPENDING WITH THE PASSING CIRRUS
BANDS.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...
VERY COMPLEX FORECAST SCENARIO FOR TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. WE CONTINUE
TO SEE SUBTLE DIFFERENCE IN THE GUIDANCE MAKING BIG DIFFERENCES IN
THE FORECAST. THESE DIFFERENCES ARE CAUSING THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN
DEALING WITH THE P-TYPE FORECAST OVER OUR NORTHERN AREAS.
DIFFERENCES OF ONLY A COUPLE OF DEGREES (WITHIN THE ERROR MARGIN
OF ANY MODEL) RESULT IN EITHER A COLD PLAIN RAIN...OR A POTENTIALLY
HAZARDOUS FREEZING RAIN SITUATION. WILL TRY TO SORT ALL THE FORECAST
FACTORS OUT...BUT FOR NOW FEEL THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO NOT
MAKE ANY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. WILL LEAVE THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT AND SEE IF THE NEXT SET OF GUIDANCE
FINDS MORE COMMON GROUND. THE DEFINITION OF A WINTER STORM WARNING...
OR ICE STORM WARNING IS THAT "CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED". FOR THE TIME
BEING..."CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE" STILL EXPLAINS THE SITUATION MORE
ACCURATELY...AND ARGUES AGAINST UPGRADING WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.

TODAY...FAIR AND GENERALLY DRY THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING DOWN OVER OUR AREA FROM THE NORTH WILL BE
IN CONTROL THIS MORNING AND THEN EXIT EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO THE
APPROACH OF AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE. THIS LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE UPPER TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING
TO JUST SOUTH OF LA THIS EVENING. SCT-BKN HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL
THICKEN AND LOWER THROUGH THE DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
WESTERN/NORTHERN ZONES AS WAA/UPGLIDE INCREASE. WHILE MOST GUIDANCE
DOES NOT SHOW ANY QPF INTO OUR WESTERN ZONES UNTIL AFTER 00Z THIS
EVENING...GUIDANCE OFTEN IS TOO SLOW TO DEVELOP SHOWERS/MOISTEN WHEN
DEALING WITH ISENTROPIC ASSENT...AND THEREFORE WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS TO AREA WEST OF PANAMA CITY AND DOTHAN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TO OUR NORTH IS QUITE DRY AND COOL...AND THE
N/NE FLOW WILL KEEP OUR TEMPS 10+ DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE TODAY.

TONIGHT...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OFF THE MS DELTA WITH AN
ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST TOWARD OUR COASTAL WATERS.
INCREASING WWA/UPGLIDE COMBINED WITH LARGE SCALE ASSENT FROM THE
APPROACHING SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD A LARGE SWATH OF
RAINFALL OVER THE AREA (RAIN AND THUNDER SOUTH). RAINFALL WILL BEGIN
FIRST IN THE WEST DURING THE MID/LATER EVENING HOURS AND THEN SPREAD
SLOWLY EASTWARD. STILL LOOKS LIKE A SLOW ADVANCE...AND SOME OF OUR
ZONES EAST OF TLH AND SOUTH OF VLD MAY NOT SEE SIGNIFICANT PRECIP
UNTIL VERY LATE OR EVEN MONDAY MORNING. THIS RAIN WILL FALL INTO A
VERY DRY AND COOL LAYER NEAR THE SURFACE. WET-BULBING EFFECTS WILL
CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP QUICKLY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA WHERE THE DRY AIR WILL BE FIRMLY ENTRENCHED.
THE BIG QUESTION IS WHETHER WET-BULBING BRINGS TEMPS DOWN TO
FREEZING BY LATE TONIGHT.

BEEN LOOKING AT COUNTLESS SOUNDING PROFILES EARLY THIS MORNING...AND
NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE NAM/ARW SOLUTIONS
REMAIN ON THE COLDER SIDE OF THE ENVELOPE AND SHOW AREAS FROM DOTHAN
TO ALBANY AND FITZGERALD NORTHWARD CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. GLOBAL
GUIDANCE GFS/EC ARE SLIGHTLY WARMER AND SHOW THE FREEZING LINE
COMING RIGHT DOWN TO ABOUT OUR NORTHERN BORDERS. AS WAS NOTED IN THE
AFTERNOON DISCUSSION...NAM/ARW MAY BE HANDING THE LOW LEVEL
SITUATION SLIGHTLY BETTER DO TO HIGHER RESOLUTION IN THE VERTICAL
LEVELS. HOWEVER...IT IS HARD TO SAY WHETHER THIS IS TRULY THE CASE
WITH THIS EVENT. LEAVING A FORECAST OF RAIN POSSIBLY CHANGING TO
FREEZING RAIN OVER THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH AREA SEEMS BEST AT
THIS TIME. BASED ON THE SOUNDING PROFILES...IF A CHANGEOVER IS GOING
TO OCCUR...IT WILL NOT BE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND EVEN LATE AT
NIGHT FOR AREAS OVER TO ALBANY AND EASTWARD. THEREFORE THERE REMAINS
SOME TIME TO EVALUATE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE.

MONDAY/TUESDAY...LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE FL PANHANDLE DURING THE
MORNING...AND THEN EXITS EAST OF THE REGION FOR THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
SHIELD WILL ALSO BE MOVING EAST...BUT STILL LOOKS LIKE A WET MORNING
FOR ALL BUT POSSIBLY THE FAR WESTERN ZONES. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL
BE DIMINISHING OVER THE EASTERN ZONES DURING THE AFTERNOON. IF ICING
DOES OCCUR OVER OUR NORTHERN ZONES...IT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST
FEW DAYLIGHT HOURS BEFORE TEMPS LOOK TO FINALLY RISE ENOUGH FOR ALL
GUIDANCE TO AGREE ON RAIN. KIND OF A NIGHTMARE TEMPERATURE
FORECAST...AS SO MUCH DEPENDS ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MET/MAV NUMBERS ARE BETWEEN 10 AND 15
DEGREES IN PLACES. FOUND A COMMON GROUND SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN TO
MINIMIZE THE ERROR WITH MIDDLE 40S FAR NORTH TO MID 50S TO NEAR 60
SOUTH...EVEN LOWER/MID 60S DOWN TOWARD CROSS CITY. FAIR AND DRIER
CONDITIONS RETURN FOR TUESDAY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.

&&

.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)...
THE LARGE SCALE LONGWAVE PATTERN COMMENCES REASONABLY AMPLIFIED IN
THE NRN STREAM WITH WEAK RIDGING OVER WRN STATES AND A TROUGH FROM
ERN MOST PLAINS TO EAST COAST WITH 529DM LOW OVER SRN MOST PENN.
CONVERSELY SRN STREAM IS WEAKLY CYCLONIC FROM WEST COAST THRU TX AND
ZONAL EWD TO ERN SEABOARD. AT SURFACE...DEEP 995MB LOW OFF NY COAST
WITH REMNANTS OF COLD FRONT SWWD INTO HISPANIOLA. 1043MB HIGH OVER
CNTRL PLAINS WITH RIDGING ESE INTO NE GULF REGION DOMINATES LOCAL
WEATHER PROVIDING A COOL AND DRY AIRMASS.

DURING THE REST OF PERIOD...UPPER LOW MOVES OFFSHORE BY 12Z WED WITH
ZONAL FLOW PERSISTING OVER NE GULF REGION. AS SURFACE LOW DEPARTS
FURTHER NEWD IN ATLC...LOCAL GRADIENTS WEAKEN AND WINDS DECOUPLE
PROVIDING GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING AT NIGHT. ON THURS...MID/UPPER
WEAK TROUGHINESS DEVELOPS OVER MID CONTINENT AND DIGS SEWD ACROSS NE
GULF INTO EARLY FRI BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE BUT WITH NO LOW LEVEL
SUPPORT IT BRINGS ONLY SOME CLOUDS. IT IS REPLACED BY WEAK RIDGING
INTO SAT WHEN ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH BUILDS EWD INTO EARLY SUN. AT LOW
LEVELS...FORMER CNTRL PLAINS HIGH MOVES ESE TO OVER THE TN VALLEY
BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE E COAST BY LATE FRI...THEN PUSHED OFF OVER
THE ATLANTIC BY DEVELOPING LOW THAT DROPS OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT
LAKES BY LATE SAT. THE COMBINATION OF WEAK UPPER TROUGHING AND THE
LOW OFFSHORE BRINGING NE ATLC LOW LEVEL FLOW BACK TOWARDS LOCAL
AREA INDUCES A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE AREA ON SAT.

ABSENT CLOUDS AND RAIN...IT WILL BE AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AND DRY
EXTENDED. WILL GO WITH NIL POPS EXCEPT FOR WDLY SCT ON SAT. MIN
TEMPS WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO TUES NIGHT (INLAND MIN
CLIMO IS AROUND 39 DEGREES)...10 TO 13 DEGREES BELOW WED AND THURS
NIGHTS...THEN RETURNING TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO FRI BEFORE
RISING TO NEAR CLIMO SAT NIGHT. A LIGHT FREEZE IS LIKELY TUES THRU
FRI NIGHTS WITH A HARD FREEZES POSSIBLE THURS NIGHT IN COLDEST
LOCATIONS. MAX TEMPS WILL BEGIN PERIOD AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO
ON WED AND THURS (INLAND CLIMO AVG IS 61 DEGREES) BEFORE RISING TO
AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW ON FRI... REACHING AROUND CLIMO ON SAT AND TO
SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO ON SUNDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN QUICKLY THIS MORNING BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE
TO OUR NORTH AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN GULF.
NORTHEAST FLOW WILL INCREASE TO CAUTIONARY LEVELS BY SUNRISE AND
THEN QUICKLY INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
WESTERN ZONES. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT EAST AND INCREASE TO ADVISORY
LEVELS FOR ALL ZONES THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH END ADVISORY EVENT IS
EXPECTED FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS WINDS COME AROUND TO THE
SOUTHEAST. IT STILL APPEARS THAT SOME GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT...AND A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. LOW
PRESSURE WILL REACH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING AND THE
EXIT EAST OF THE REGION MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS FROM WEST TO EAST DURING MONDAY...HOWEVER SEAS WILL
BE SLOWER TO SUBSIDE. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW
IS THEN EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...
GENERALLY SKC OR ONLY A FEW CI REST OF OVERNIGHT. CEILINGS WILL
BEGIN TO LOWER BY MID MORNING WEST TO EAST AS MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS
ADVANCES IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. WITH CIG BASES EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
10KFT THROUGH 00Z...WILL SEE VFR CONDITIONS ALL LOCATIONS. AFTER
00Z...PRECIP CHANCES AND CIG RESTRICTIONS (MVFR) EXPECTED TO BEGIN
AFT 00Z AND EXPAND EWD TO BEYOND 06Z MON. WILL INTRODUCE TEMPO RAIN
AT KDHN PROB30 AT KABY...KECP AND KTLH. BEYOND 06Z...MAY NEED TO
INTRODUCE FREEZING RAIN TO KDHN AND LIKELY KABY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
THERE SHOULD BE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING THE INCREASING HIGH
AND MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS DURING THE DAY. IF THESE CLOUD LAYERS
ADVANCE IN A BIT MORE QUICKLY THAN CURRENTLY FCST...THEN AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES COULD BE HELD DOWN A FEW MORE DEGREES WHICH WOULD
SUBSEQUENTLY RAISE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. BASED ON GRIDS IT APPEARS
THAT THE INLAND FL PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND WILL LIKELY REALIZE RED
FLAG CONDITIONS DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
THEREFORE WILL ISSUE RED FLAG THERE. HOWEVER COASTAL COUNTIES WILL
NOT REALIZE DURATIONS SO WILL DROP WATCH THERE. NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM
MOVES IN ON MONDAY. IN ITS WAKE...DRY AND COOLER AIRMASS FILTERS IN.
NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE THURSDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE   50  41  56  41  61 /  10  70  80  10  10
PANAMA CITY   50  45  58  42  58 /  10  80  60  10  10
DOTHAN        46  32  48  36  54 /  10  90  60  10  10
ALBANY        46  32  46  35  54 /  10  90  80  10  10
VALDOSTA      50  40  54  41  57 /   0  70  90  10  10
CROSS CITY    57  46  66  48  64 /   0  30  80  10  10
APALACHICOLA  51  48  60  45  60 /  10  70  70  10  10

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY...
     HOUSTON.

GA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAKER...BEN HILL...CALHOUN...CLAY...
     COLQUITT...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...IRWIN...LEE...MILLER...
     MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...TERRELL...TIFT...TURNER...
     WORTH.

FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 5 PM EST /4
     PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CALHOUN...
     CENTRAL WALTON...GADSDEN...HOLMES...INLAND BAY...INLAND
     JEFFERSON...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...LEON...LIBERTY...
     MADISON...WASHINGTON.

GM...GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO
     APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM SUWANNEE
     RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM
     APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM
     OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM...COASTAL
     WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM...WATERS
     FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
     WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS
     FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM...
     COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20
     NM.

&&

SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/MARINE...MROCZKA
LONG TERM/AVIATION/FIRE WX...BLOCK
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 8:55 PM EST, 8 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
855 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-100200-
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-
855 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 /755 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011/

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...
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY AS A COLD AND DRY
AIRMASS COMES IN FROM THE NORTH. EVEN THE BEACHES AND THE CITIES MAY
GET A BRIEF...LIGHT FREEZE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS
BY SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM THE
WEST SUNDAY NIGHT...CAUSING INCREASING CLOUDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES
SUNDAY. RAIN WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THIS
RAIN MAY FREEZE WHEN IT REACHES THE GROUND...CAUSING DANGEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE
GREATEST LIKELIHOOD OF THIS OCCURRING IS NORTH OF THE FLORIDA
STATE LINE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE
EXPECTED WHERE FREEZING RAIN OCCURS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ELBA ALABAMA TO TIFTON
GEORGIA. THE FREEZING RAIN SHOULD END MID TO LATE MORNING MONDAY.

AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND ROUGH SEAS SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.

.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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