Freeze Warning 6, NWS Tallahassee, FL

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WWUS72 KTAE 270148
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
848 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST /2 AM CST/ TO
8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA AND THE INLAND FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>011-GAZ120>126-142>144-155-271300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FZ.W.0006.121227T0800Z-121227T1300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-
DOUGHERTY-LEE-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-SEMINOLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...DOTHAN...KINSEY...
COWARTS...WEBB...COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...
HUDSON...BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...
MARIANNA...GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...GEORGETOWN...
FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...
LEARY...DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...DOUGLASVILLE...
BLAKELY...COLQUITT...NEWTON...DONALSONVILLE
848 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /748 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012/

...A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST /2 AM CST/ TO
8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...LOW OF 29 TO 31.

* HOURS BELOW FREEZING...2 TO 4 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

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HARRIGAN/GODSEY

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
406 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...THE FREEZE WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND THE
INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

...A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA BIG BEND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>011-GAZ120>126-142>144-155-271015-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121227T1300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-
DOUGHERTY-LEE-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-SEMINOLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...DOTHAN...KINSEY...
COWARTS...WEBB...COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...
HUDSON...BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...
MARIANNA...GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...GEORGETOWN...
FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...
LEARY...DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...DOUGLASVILLE...
BLAKELY...COLQUITT...NEWTON...DONALSONVILLE
406 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 /306 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012/

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH
FREEZING THIS MORNING FOR 2 HOURS.

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FLZ019-028-029-034-272100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FZ.A.0006.121228T0700Z-121228T1300Z/
MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GREENVILLE...PERRY...MIDWAY...
MAYO...CROSS CITY
406 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. 

* MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* DURATION...2 TO 3 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1108 AM EST Wed Dec 26 2012

.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...
The cold front is nearing Cross City and looks to be past
Valdosta. The threat for any additional showers and thunderstorms
has ended and the strong northwesterly flow has begun. Strong
winds sustaining at 20 to 25 mph with gusts frequently in the 30
to 40 mph range are occurring across the forecast area. Stronger
winds are occurring along the coast, with a gust to 45 mph recently
reported at Apalachicola. As the low pressure area pulls away from
the region and high pressure builds down the Mississippi River
Valley this evening, expect to see winds diminish considerably.
Cooler temperatures are in store tonight with some of the guidance
indicating a light freeze. We will be evaluating the freeze
potential later this afternoon once the full 12z guidance suite
becomes available.

&&

.SHORT TERM [Thursday Through Friday]...
High Pressure with fair and dry weather will dominate conditions
across the region on Thursday, but High Temps will still be below
normal in the mid to upper 50s. This dry weather will be short
lived, however, as a weak low pressure begins to develop off to our
west along the Gulf Coast, with the possibility of some light rain
returning to western parts of the area by Friday afternoon.

&&

.LONG TERM [Friday Night through Tuesday]...
A progressive pattern will remain in place through the period with
the GFS and ECMWF agreeing that the next rain maker will move into
the area on Saturday. This system currently does not look nearly as
impressive in terms of convective potential as the system we are
dealing with now, and the official forecast only carries a slight
chance of thunder close to the coast. For the most part,
temperatures are expected to be within a few degrees of the seasonal
averages, except cooler than average Thursday night as weak high
pressure temporarily builds in from the north.

&&

.AVIATION...[through 12z Thursday]
Occasional MVFR ceilings will persist this afternoon as lingering
low level moisture remains in place of the strong storm system
over the Tennessee Valley. Gusty winds up to 30 to 35kts will also
be possible at times. Expect ceilings to diminish and winds to
decrease after sunset with VFR conditions prevailing through the
rest of the TAF cycle.

&&

.MARINE...The powerful squall line has moved through the coastal
waters. Gale force winds with high seas will overtake the marine
area from west to east today and linger into early this afternoon.
Once the gale has subsided, small craft advisory conditions will
linger across the waters through late tonight. Lighter winds and
lower seas are expected on Thursday.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
There are no red flag concerns for the next several days.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
The 1 to 2 inches of recent rainfall may cause some minor rises
along area rivers. However, due to low flows in area basins, no
significant rises are expected at this time.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Tallahassee   61  32  57  33  64 /  0   0   0  10  10
Panama City   57  36  55  42  62 /  0   0   0  10  20
Dothan        50  31  54  34  59 /  0   0   0  10  20
Albany        55  30  55  31  60 /  0   0   0  10  10
Valdosta      63  32  56  31  62 / 10   0   0  10  10
Cross City    63  32  60  33  66 / 10   0   0  10  10
Apalachicola  64  38  54  43  62 /  0   0   0  10  20

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...WIND ADVISORY until 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ this afternoon for
     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.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY until 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening for
     Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.
GA...WIND ADVISORY until 5 PM EST this afternoon for Baker-Ben Hill-
     Berrien-Brooks-Calhoun-Clay-Colquitt-Cook-Decatur-
     Dougherty-Early-Grady-Irwin-Lanier-Lee-Lowndes-Miller-
     Mitchell-Quitman-Randolph-Seminole-Terrell-Thomas-Tift-
     Turner-Worth.
AL...WIND ADVISORY until 4 PM CST this afternoon for Coffee-Dale-
     Geneva-Henry-Houston.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY until 1 AM EST Thursday for 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-Waters from Suwannee
     River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from
     Apalachicola to Destin FL from 20 to 60 NM.
     GALE WARNING until 1 PM EST this afternoon for 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-Waters from Suwannee
     River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from
     Apalachicola to Destin FL from 20 to 60 NM.
&&

NEAR TERM...Godsey
SHORT TERM...Gould
LONG TERM...DVD
AVIATION...Godsey
MARINE...Godsey
FIRE WEATHER...DVD
HYDROLOGY...Gould

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
601 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-271200-
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-
601 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /501 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012/

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...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD COME TO AN END ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DURING THE MID-
MORNING HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY WITH GUSTY WEST
WINDS EXPECTED. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS EXISTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
ANOTHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A ROUND OF RAIN ON
SATURDAY...BUT THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY LOOKS FAIRLY
LOW.

.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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