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Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 8, 2011, 3:55 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 9, 2011, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2011, 3:55 PM EST (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2011, 11:52 PM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
836 WHUS72 KTAE 082055 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 355 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COASTAL WATERS... ....A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE COASTAL WATERS... ...A GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE COASTAL WATERS... .DETERIORATING CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED STARTING LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AS THE COMBINATION OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARDS THE AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT... RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. A RETURN TO ADVISORY CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY MORNING AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS LOOK TO REACH AT LEAST HIGH END ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...WILL HOIST A GALE WATCH FOR THE SUNDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME FOR THE 4 WESTERN ZONES. THE LOW WILL PASS EAST OF THE FORECAST WATERS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE. GMZ750-755-770-775-090500- /O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.110109T0900Z-110110T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.GL.A.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- 355 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...A GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...AND IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * PEAK WINDS: SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. * PEAK SEAS: 7 TO 9 FEET WITHIN 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE...9 TO 11 FEET BETWEEN 10 AND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE...AND 11 TO 13 FEET BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ730-765-090500- /O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.110109T0900Z-110110T1200Z/ APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- 355 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. * PEAK WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. * PEAK SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY AND 5 TO 7 FEET ELSEWHERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 17-GOULD
6 follow-up statements
769 WHUS72 KTAE 090202 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 902 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY. GMZ750-755-770-775-090945- /O.EXT.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.110109T1200Z-110110T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.GL.A.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- 902 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...AND IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * PEAK WINDS: SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. * PEAK SEAS: 12 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ730-765-090945- /O.EXT.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.110110T0000Z-110110T1200Z/ APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- 902 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. * PEAK WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. * PEAK SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOURNIER
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
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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 8, 8:47 AM EST, 7 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 8:47 AM EST, 7 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
847 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011
.UPDATE...
THE FORECAST FOR TODAY APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK WITH HOURLY
TEMPERATURES AND WINDS RUNNING FAIRLY CLOSE TO PROJECTIONS AND
WILL NOT BE MAKING ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
THE FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING SYSTEM ON SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY
MORNING REMAINS UNCERTAIN WITH REGARDS TO FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTH GEORGIA. THERE ARE
A LOT OF FACTORS TO CONSIDER AND WILL BE EXAMINING THE 12Z MODEL
SUITE VERY CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON. A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO
ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL ALSO BE
MADE THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED!
&&
.AVIATION...
OUTSIDE OF SOME GUSTY PERIODS OF NW WINDS AT THE TERMINALS
TODAY...UNLIMITED VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REST OF
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A FEW PATCHES OF CIRRUS...BUT THEY
SHOULD BE VERY THIN AND WILL NOT IMPACT THE AVIATION COMMUNITY.
&&
.MARINE...
WINDS AND SEAS ARE ELEVATED THIS MORNING WITH BUOY 42039
OCCASIONALLY REPORTING SEAS OVER 10 FT AND WINDS OVER 20 KNOTS.
CLOSER TO SHORE AND OFF TO THE WEST...BUOY 42012 IS REPORTING SEAS
AROUND 4 FT AND WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS IS SET TO EXPIRE AT 15Z THIS MORNING AND
THIS LOOKS OKAY BASED ON THE APPARENT CONDITIONS OVER THE NEAR
SHORE WATERS. THE OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM WILL REMAIN IN AN
ADVISORY THROUGH AT LEAST 20Z. WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST TO
DIMINISH WITH TIME TODAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TEMPORARILY
WEAKENS...BUT WILL MONITOR BUOYS CLOSELY IN CASE AN EXTENSION IS
NEEDED.
LOOKING AHEAD INTO LATE SUNDAY/MONDAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE
GULF COAST. IN FACT...SOME GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LOOK LIKE A
POSSIBILITY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE 60 29 50 40 60 / 0 0 10 60 70
PANAMA CITY 60 33 52 46 60 / 0 0 10 70 60
DOTHAN 56 28 45 33 48 / 0 0 10 80 60
ALBANY 57 26 46 32 47 / 0 0 0 80 80
VALDOSTA 57 26 50 39 57 / 0 0 0 50 80
CROSS CITY 62 28 55 45 66 / 0 0 10 30 60
APALACHICOLA 61 33 52 48 62 / 0 0 10 60 70
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CALHOUN...CENTRAL WALTON...COASTAL BAY...COASTAL DIXIE...
COASTAL FRANKLIN...COASTAL GULF...COASTAL JEFFERSON...
COASTAL TAYLOR...COASTAL WAKULLA...GADSDEN...HOLMES...
INLAND BAY...INLAND DIXIE...INLAND FRANKLIN...INLAND GULF...
INLAND JEFFERSON...INLAND TAYLOR...INLAND WAKULLA...INLAND
WALTON...JACKSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...
SOUTH WALTON...WASHINGTON.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CALHOUN...CENTRAL WALTON...COASTAL BAY...GADSDEN...HOLMES...
INLAND BAY...INLAND FRANKLIN...INLAND GULF...INLAND
JEFFERSON...INLAND TAYLOR...INLAND WAKULLA...INLAND
WALTON...JACKSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...
SOUTH WALTON...WASHINGTON.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM
KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 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...COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT
20 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA
FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&
UPDATE/MARINE...DVD
AVIATION...GOULDHazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 5:27 AM EST, 10 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 527 AM 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-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-091030- 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- 527 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 /427 AM 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT... WIND HAVE SHIFTED NORTHWEST BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS MORNING...HOWEVER SEAS WILL BE A BIT SLOWER TO RESPOND. EXPECT ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS TO LINGER...ESPECIALLY OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. RESIDUAL WESTERLY SWELL WILL KEEP THE RIP CURRENT RISK HIGH ALONG THE BEACHES OF GULF...BAY...AND WALTON COUNTIES THIS MORNING. SWELL WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT A MODERATE LEVEL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIRMASS TO PRODUCE GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. A WIDESPREAD LIGHT FREEZE IS EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST WITH LOW TEMPERATURES BY SUNRISE REACHING THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. A FEW LOCATIONS OVER THE EASTERN FORECAST AREA MAY BRIEFLY REACH THE MIDDLE 20S. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY AND MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD THE REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO BREAK OUT OVER THE WESTERN ZONES LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A MORE STEADY RAIN SHIELD EXPANDING EASTWARD OVER THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR. THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED AND POSE LITTLE SEVERE THREAT. THE MAIN ISSUE WITH THIS STORM WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OVER OUR FAR NORTHERN TIER ZONES...MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM DOTHAN TO ALBANY AND FITZGERALD. RAINFALL WILL BEGIN FALLING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO A VERY DRY AIRMASS WHICH WILL CAUSE SURFACE TEMPERATURES TO FALL. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO APPROACH 32 DEGREES FOR THESE FAR NORTHERN ZONES. DUE TO THE BORDERLINE NATURE OF THIS EVENT WHERE ONLY A COUPLE OF DEGREES EITHER WAY WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE FORECAST...CONFIDENCE REMAINS RATHER LOW. ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER IS THAT SURFACE OBJECTS WILL BEGIN THE EVENT ABOVE FREEZING...AND LIKELY TAKE SOME TIME TO EQUALIZE WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURES. THEREFORE ANY ICING...IF IT OCCURS...SHOULD MAINLY BE A THREAT TO OVERPASSES...TREES...AND POWER LINES. CONFIDENCE IS STILL TOO LOW FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A WINTER STORM WATCH...HOWEVER ALL INTERESTS IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER EVENT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY DURING SUNDAY TO ADVISORY LEVELS AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING LOW. IT APPEARS THAT WE WILL HAVE A HIGH END ADVISORY EVENT BY LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING WHEN GUSTS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE AT TIMES. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATER MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW EXITS THE REGION. ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT...AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BECOME NECESSARY. .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. 14-MROCZKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:48 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:55 PM EST | Gale Watch | TAE | 13 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Dougherty and 11 more | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.