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Fire Weather Watch 8, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 28, 201226 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this fire weather watch at Jan 28, 2012, 2:44 PM EST for 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 30, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2012, 2:44 PM EST (19:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 29, 2012, 3:35 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 31 counties

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this fire weather watch 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 fire weather watch went out at Jan 28, 11:01 AM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 11:01 AM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 4:26 AM EST, 10 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
426 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-290930-
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-
426 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 /326 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES MAY
FALL INTO THE 34 TO 36 DEGREE RANGE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...BUT DRY AIR AND WINDS WILL LIMIT
THE POTENTIAL FOR FROST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A LIGHT
FREEZE IS FORECAST FOR MANY AREAS ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT RAIN
CHANCES WILL ARRIVE STARTING WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

.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.

GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-290930-
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-
426 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TO OVER
15 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 5 FEET OFFSHORE. SMALL CRAFT MAY
NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION BEGINNING TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH TUESDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY...AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

.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.

08-LAMERS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 3:23 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE19 hr
Jan 28, 4:07 AM ESTFire Weather WatchTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more11 hr
Jan 28, 2:44 PM ESTRed Flag WarningTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more28 hr

Nearby

Fire Weather Watches in Georgia, 2012Fire Weather Watches in Alabama, 2012Every fire weather watch in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.