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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 7, 20208 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2020, 12:54 AM CST for 8 counties in Florida. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2020, 12:54 AM CST (06:54 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2020, 7:00 AM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 00:00Z on 2020-02-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2020-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -322 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
977 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
94 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-322 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

561 
WWUS72 KTAE 070654
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
154 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2020

FLZ108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-071300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.WI.Y.0003.200207T0654Z-200207T1300Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Dixie-
Including the cities of Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach, 
Turquoise Beach, Bunker, Freeport, Portland, Port Washington, 
Panama City, Callaway, Cairo, Lynn Haven, Southport, Vicksburg, 
Magnolia Beach, Oak Grove, Odena, Port St. Joe, White City, 
Beacon Hill, Overstreet, Saint Joe Beach, Apalachicola, 
Apalachicola Airport, Bay City, Tilton, Creels, Hays Place, 
High Bluff, Buckhorn, Medart, Panacea, Sopchoppy, Port Leon, 
Saint Marks, Adams Beach, Blue Springs, Cedar Island, 
Dekle Beach, Fish Creek, Howell Place, Yellow Jacket, 
Horseshoe Beach, Jena, Shired Island, and Suwannee
154 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2020 /1254 AM CST Fri Feb 7 2020/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...South Walton, Coastal Bay, Coastal Gulf, Coastal 
  Franklin, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Wakulla, Coastal Taylor 
  and Coastal Dixie Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

DVD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 6:49 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE56 min
Feb 6, 6:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette, Taylor51 min
Feb 6, 7:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette22 min
Feb 6, 9:23 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty42 days
Feb 7, 2:41 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE21 hr
Feb 7, 1:49 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEJackson46 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.