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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2014, 5:49 PM EDT for Wakulla County, Florida. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2014, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2014, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
County Wakulla County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 28 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 962 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1176 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 2:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 2:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 216 PM EDT Wed Aug 6 2014 .Near Term [Through Tonight]... A rather diffuse pattern remains in place locally with weak flow. Isolated to scattered convection is expected through the early evening hours in association with the sea breeze with activity rapidly diminishing after sunset. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 70s. .Short Term [Thursday Through Friday Night]... A weak east-west upper ridge axis will be in place across the Florida peninsula and the eastern Gulf. With little in the way of synoptic forcing, will have to rely on the sea-breeze to generate afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms. The mean 1000-700 mb flow will be light from the west to northwest Thursday and light and variable on Friday. PoPs will continue to be below climo each day although Friday we may see better coverage due to some increase in mid level moisture. With the weak ridge aloft and the relatively limited PoPs, expect warm temperatures, with high reaching the mid to upper 90s each of the next two afternoons. .Long Term [Saturday Through Wednesday]... An upper level trough over the Carolinas and Georgia will make for a wetter pattern next week. Expect an increase in clouds over the weekend with PoPs near 50% for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. A low pressure system is expected to develop at the sfc over South Carolina and Georgia on Sunday. A stationary boundary will likely linger over the area for the rest of the forecast period bringing increased chances for rain and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the lower 90s and lows will be in the lower 70s. && .Aviation... [Through 18z Thursday] VFR conditions are expected to prevail through the period. Isolated to scattered convection remains possible for the remainder of this afternoon, but the chance is currently too low to include any tempos at any of the TAF sites. && .Marine... A weak pressure pattern over the waters will keep winds and seas minimal through the remainder of the week. Expect wave heights around 1 foot. && .Fire Weather... Red flag conditions are not expected over the next several days. && .Hydrology... Our area rivers are currently at or below their normal levels. With no significant rainfall expected over the next few days, we are not expecting any flooding. && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... Tallahassee 73 97 74 97 74 / 20 30 10 30 20 Panama City 78 93 77 93 78 / 20 20 10 20 10 Dothan 73 96 75 97 74 / 20 20 10 30 20 Albany 73 98 74 98 75 / 20 10 10 30 20 Valdosta 72 98 73 98 74 / 20 20 10 30 20 Cross City 73 95 73 96 73 / 20 30 10 30 20 Apalachicola 76 92 77 92 77 / 20 20 10 20 10 && .TAE Watches/Warnings/Advisories... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...DVD SHORT TERM...MCDERMOTT LONG TERM...MCDERMOTT AVIATION...DVD MARINE...MCDERMOTT FIRE WEATHER...DVD HYDROLOGY...MCDERMOTT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 5:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 549 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2014 FLZ027-127-062215- INLAND WAKULLA FL-COASTAL WAKULLA FL- 549 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2014 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL WAKULLA COUNTY IN FLORIDA... * UNTIL 615 PM EDT AT 547 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CRAWFORDVILLE...OR NEAR SHADEVILLE...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3010 8440 3021 8443 3023 8429 3013 8425 TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 073DEG 5KT 3017 8432 08-LAMERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lanier, Lowndes | 20 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.