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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Tallahassee, FL

October 8, 20174 counties in Florida; Coffee County, Dale County, Geneva County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this wind advisory at Oct 8, 2017, 10:03 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida; Coffee County, Dale County, Geneva County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 8, 2017, 10:03 AM CDT (15:03 UTC)
Expired
Oct 8, 2017, 12:33 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Bay County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 155 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-10-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 968 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-10-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
968 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
602 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.0

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The text

As transmitted.

930 
WWUS72 KTAE 081503
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1103 AM EDT Sun Oct 8 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.Occasional wind gusts up to 45 MPH are possible through this
afternoon as tropical depression Nate moves rapidly northeast 
across central and northern Alabama.

ALZ065-066-068-FLZ007>010-012-108-112-090000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.WI.Y.0007.171008T1503Z-171009T0000Z/
Coffee-Dale-Geneva-North Walton-Central Walton-Holmes-Washington-
Inland Bay-South Walton-Coastal Bay-
Including the cities of Battens Crossroads, Enterprise, 
Enterprise Municipal A/P, Keyton, Asbury, Beamon, 
Blackwell Field A/P, Browns Crossroads, Daleville, Dill, Ewell, 
Fort Rucker, Mabson, Ozark, Geneva, Geneva Municipal A/P, 
Fadette, Hartford, Ganer, Hacoda, Logan Field Municipal A/P, 
Alpine Heights, Argyle, Center Ridge, Cluster Springs, 
De Funiak Spring Airport, De Funiak Springs, Glendale, 
Eucheeanna, Pleasant Ridge, Barker Store, Leonia, New Hope, 
Bonifay, Holmes County Airport, Cobb Crossroads, Crystal Lake, 
Poplar Head, Chipley, Chipley Municipal Airport, Orange Hill, 
Five Points, Bennett, Econfina, Nixon, Youngstown, Sandestin, 
Santa Rosa Beach, Turquoise Beach, Bunker, Freeport, Portland, 
Port Washington, Panama City, Callaway, Cairo, Lynn Haven, 
Southport, Vicksburg, and Magnolia Beach
1103 AM EDT Sun Oct 8 2017 /1003 AM CDT Sun Oct 8 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this
evening. 

* TIMING...through early evening. 

* WINDS...Occasional gusts up to 45 MPH possible.

* IMPACTS...Some downed tree limbs and sporadic power outages
  possible. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of at least 35 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for 
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

FOURNIER
1 follow-up statement
256 
WWUS72 KTAE 081733
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
133 PM EDT Sun Oct 8 2017

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...

.Tropical depression Nate has weakened and moved far enough away
from the area so that winds were no longer gusting to 40 MPH. 

ALZ065-066-068-FLZ007>010-012-108-112-081845-
/O.CAN.KTAE.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-171009T0000Z/
Coffee-Dale-Geneva-North Walton-Central Walton-Holmes-Washington-
Inland Bay-South Walton-Coastal Bay-
Including the cities of Battens Crossroads, Enterprise, 
Enterprise Municipal A/P, Keyton, Asbury, Beamon, 
Blackwell Field A/P, Browns Crossroads, Daleville, Dill, Ewell, 
Fort Rucker, Mabson, Ozark, Geneva, Geneva Municipal A/P, 
Fadette, Hartford, Ganer, Hacoda, Logan Field Municipal A/P, 
Alpine Heights, Argyle, Center Ridge, Cluster Springs, 
De Funiak Spring Airport, De Funiak Springs, Glendale, 
Eucheeanna, Pleasant Ridge, Barker Store, Leonia, New Hope, 
Bonifay, Holmes County Airport, Cobb Crossroads, Crystal Lake, 
Poplar Head, Chipley, Chipley Municipal Airport, Orange Hill, 
Five Points, Bennett, Econfina, Nixon, Youngstown, Sandestin, 
Santa Rosa Beach, Turquoise Beach, Bunker, Freeport, Portland, 
Port Washington, Panama City, Callaway, Cairo, Lynn Haven, 
Southport, Vicksburg, and Magnolia Beach
133 PM EDT Sun Oct 8 2017 /1233 PM CDT Sun Oct 8 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has cancelled the
Wind Advisory. 

Although winds may occasionally gust to 30 MPH, the threat of 40
MPH gusts has diminished. 

$$

FOURNIER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 7, 10:38 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE52 min
Oct 7, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla41 min
Oct 7, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE32 min
Oct 7, 11:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Taylor, Wakulla19 min
Oct 7, 11:47 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE28 min
Oct 8, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE43 min
Oct 8, 1:07 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE23 min
Oct 8, 10:02 AM CDTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton15 hr
Oct 8, 10:02 AM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton15 hr
Oct 8, 11:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE56 min
Oct 8, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie, Lafayette45 min
Oct 8, 1:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon29 min
Oct 8, 8:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTAECoffee3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.