Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Tallahassee, FL

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
314 AM EDT SAT OCT 4 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TODAY
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 4 HOUR DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT ALONG WITH 20 FOOT WINDS OF
10 MPH OR GREATER AND KBDI VALUES OF 500 OR GREATER...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR
WALTON COUNTY DUE TO EXPECTED RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 28 PERCENT
ALONG WITH WINDS OF 15 MPH AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 26...

...HIGH DISPERSION INDICES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF 
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS AFTERNOON...

.BORDERLINE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED FOR SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...BORDERLINE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED FOR WALTON COUNTY AS WELL THANKS TO AN
ERC FORECAST OF 27 AND NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...ANOTHER VERY DRY IS EXPECTED...BUT WINDS WILL BE MUCH
LIGHTER...SO NO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY.

FLZ007-008-108-050000-
/O.EXA.KTAE.FW.W.0012.141004T1800Z-141005T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-SOUTH WALTON-
214 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...WALTON COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 27 PERCENT FOR AROUND 4 
  HOURS.

* ERC VALUE...27.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

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ALZ065>069-050000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0012.141004T1800Z-141005T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
214 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TODAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...COFFEE...DALE...HENRY...GENEVA...AND HOUSTON
  COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.

* WIND...NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 27 PERCENT FOR AROUND 4
  HOURS.

* KBDI...ABOVE 600.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1126 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2014

.Near Term [Through Today]...

A broad long wave trough dominates much of North America. A sfc
low is quickly moving across the Ohio River Valley this afternoon.
The cold front is currently draped over central AL. Scattered
thunderstorms are currently well ahead of the front and will
continue to develop this afternoon. A more organized line of
thunderstorms will likely move through the area in the late
afternoon hours. Shear profiles still look to be too weak to
support organized severe weather across our forecast area today as
the most energetic part of this system will be north of the
region. That said, isolated strong to severe storms cannot be
ruled out anywhere in the forecast area this afternoon. SPC does
have our Southeast AL and GA zones in a 5% risk area for severe
storms, the primary threat being damaging straight line winds. The
cold front is expected to pass northwestern parts of the region
around 00Z and should be through the entire region by 10Z.

Today will be warm and quite muggy by October standards. Highs will
be in the mid to upper 80s with afternoon dew points in the lower
70s. Peak heat indices will be in the mid 90s along and south of
I-10. Much cooler and drier air will follow frontal passage with
the northwestern half of the forecast area dropping into the 50s
overnight.

&&

.Marine...

Southwesterly flow will gradually increase today ahead of an
approaching cold front and shift to offshore tonight as the front
moves through. Cautionary conditions are expected this afternoon
west of Apalachicola. Solid cautionary conditions are expected
overnight across the entire area with a period of advisory level
winds possible, mainly west of Apalachicola. Winds are expected to
remain near caution levels for Saturday with a decreasing trend
for Sunday.

&&

.Prev Discussion [304 AM EDT]...

.Short Term [Saturday Through Sunday]...
The front will have cleared the area by Saturday with dry weather
for the weekend. The main forecast challenge will be temperatures,
as we will likely be seeing our coolest readings since last April
on Saturday night. The MOS guidance is quite chilly indeed with
mainly low to mid 40s across the area. However, that will depend
heavily on whether the surface high ends up directly overhead with
calm winds or remains just west of the area. It may remain
centered just west of the area, so the official forecast went a
couple of degrees above MOS by blending in a little of the raw
model guidance as well. This leads to mainly middle 40s inland and
lower 50s near the coast. Daytime highs will mainly be in the 70s,
except for a few leftover lower 80s in the southeast big bend on
Saturday.

.Long Term [Sunday Night Through Friday]...
High pressure at the surface will remain in place across the
region into Monday as the mid and upper level trough amplifies
across the Eastern CONUS. Return flow from the Gulf intensifies on
Tuesday ahead of a weak frontal system moving through the Ohio
and Tennessee River Valleys. There is a good amount of
disagreement between the GFS/Euro at this time frame and beyond
with how amplified the East CONUS trough becomes. The latest Euro
solution would seem to suggest a stronger solution with greater
rain chances for our region on Tuesday with another frontal
passage. The GFS (and to some extent with the Canadian) support a
less energetic solution for Tuesday. For now, will trend the
forecast toward a less energetic (and not as wet) Tuesday. Drier
weather should return by Thursday as high pressure builds off the
Mid Atlantic Coast.

.Aviation...
[Through 06Z Saturday] VFR conditions will start the period.
However, MVFR ceilings and visibilities are expected to develop
after 08-09Z. ABY and VLD could see a period of IFR as well.
Convection will develop during the morning hours and become more
widespread during the afternoon hours. Another round of storms
will accompany a cold front which will cross the forecast area
from northwest to southeast this evening.

.Fire Weather...
Relative humidities will dip into the mid to upper 20 percent
range this weekend for all but the Valdosta region and the
southeast big bend. Minimum relative humidities in these areas
will be in the lower to mid 30 percent range. It continues to look
like the southeast Alabama area will be borderline for red flag
conditions on Saturday afternoon, so the watch will remain in
place for now. In Georgia, relative humidities may dip below 25
percent in some locations, but the wind and 10-hour fuel moisture
requirement will not reach Red Flag conditions. The Florida
panhandle and western big bend zones should meet the minimum
relative humidity requirement for both Saturday and Sunday, but
the ERC values are currently expected to remain below red flag
criteria.

.Hydrology...
Although some of the stronger storms today could produce locally
heavy rainfall in excess of 2", most areas should receive average
totals of 1" or less due to the fast moving nature of the
approaching cold front. This amount of rainfall will have little
impact on our area rivers and streams.

&&

.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...

Tallahassee   87  64  78  47  76 /  70  60   0   0   0
Panama City   86  64  76  53  76 /  70  50   0   0   0
Dothan        86  55  71  44  75 /  80  40   0   0   0
Albany        86  58  73  45  74 /  70  50   0   0   0
Valdosta      86  63  77  46  73 /  60  60   0   0   0
Cross City    87  70  82  50  75 /  50  50  10   0   0
Apalachicola  85  65  79  53  75 /  60  60   0   0   0

&&

.TAE Watches/Warnings/Advisories...

FL...None.
GA...None.
AL...Fire Weather Watch from Saturday afternoon through Saturday
     evening for Coffee-Dale-Geneva-Henry-Houston.

GM...None.

&&

NEAR TERM...MCDERMOTT/WOOL
SHORT TERM...DVD
LONG TERM...GODSEY
AVIATION...WOOL
MARINE...MCDERMOTT
FIRE WEATHER...DVD
HYDROLOGY...WOOL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
237 PM EDT FRI OCT 03 2014

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

0153 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW MOULTRIE          31.13N 83.81W
10/03/2014                   COLQUITT           GA   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON LOWER MEIGS RD.

&&

HARRIGAN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
239 PM EDT FRI OCT 03 2014

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

0159 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W NORMAN PARK         31.27N 83.76W
10/03/2014                   COLQUITT           GA   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON SUMNER ROAD.

&&

HARRIGAN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
247 PM EDT FRI OCT 03 2014

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

1114 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE FREEPORT          30.46N 86.12W
10/03/2014                   WALTON             FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ON OLD JOLLY BAY RD.

&&

HARRIGAN