1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 1, 12:35 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 135 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2003 CONVECTION SETTING UP PER LAST SEVERAL DAYS. MINIMAL SEA BREEZE ACTIVITY WITH MORE OUTFLOW...SOME UPPER LEVEL LIFT...& IN PLACE MOISTURE & INSTABILITY. COVERAGE WILL AGAIN BE GOOD WITH GOOD TO LIKELY POPS MOST AREAS. SEVERE THREAT REMAINS LOW WITH ONLY A PULSE STORM POSSIBLE. THE DRY AIR SEEN IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY BECOMING MORE DIFFUSE & ELONGATED. WILL AFFECT MAINLY CENTRAL AL TO NEAR SE AL AS SOUNDING PRECIP WATER VALUES BELOW 1.5 INCHES (MAINLY ALOFT)...WHILE OVER N FL PRECIP WATER VALUES WILL BE AROUND 2 INCHES. MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH KEEPING THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN U.S STATES...WHILE THE BERMUDA HIGH RIDGE SOUTH OF THE CWA. SOME DIFFERENCES SEEN IN THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY IN THE NW FLOW. GFS MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN ETA WITH SHORTWAVE ENERGY. THIS AFTERNOON THEY ARE SIMILAR IN LOCATION & INTENSITY...WHILE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE GFS INDICATING MUCH MORE...ALTHOUGH THE GFS DOES SHOW SEVERAL VORT BOMBS ROTATING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE UPPER TROUGH INTO MONDAY...WITH SOME ENERGY ELONGATING INTO THE CWA. ETA MUCH LESS AGGRESSIVE WITH VORT INTENSITY. BEST SOLUTION MAY BE A COMPROMISE OF THE TWO. THE UPPER TROUGH DOES AGAIN DEEPEN A BIT INTO MONDAY AS A SURFACE BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTH TO CENTRAL AL/GA. THIS WILL KEEP POPS AT 50% OR HIGHER ALMOST EVERY DAY WITH TEMPS A BIT BELOW NORMAL. .MARINE...WINDS & SEAS REMAIN BELOW THRESHOLDS. SW-W WINDS 5-15 KNOTS WITH SEAS 1-2 FT INTO THE WEEKEND. .FIRE WX...NO CONCERNS. .EXTENDED...TUE THROUGH FRI. UPPER TROUGH INFLUENCE OVER THE EASTERN U.S WHICH WILL ALLOW SOME SURFACE TROUGHING & FRONTAL BOUNDARIES TO SAG SOUTH NEAR CWA...WHILE THE BERMUDA HIGH REMAINS WEDGED TO SOUTH OF CWA. CHANCES OF RAIN EACH DAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS & EVENINGS INLAND...SOME COASTAL WATERS CONVECTION IN THE MORNINGS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S...WHILE HIGHS UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S. THE TROPICS WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO BE WATCHED. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TLH 72 90 72 90 / 30 50 20 50 PFN 76 88 76 89 / 30 50 20 50 DHN 72 89 72 90 / 30 40 20 50 ABY 71 89 72 90 / 30 40 20 50 VLD 72 90 72 90 / 30 50 20 50 CTY 72 88 72 88 / 40 60 20 50 NOTE: EVENING PERIOD WILL HAVE HIGHER POPS. .TLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. MCT
GMZ750-755-770-775-ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131- 142>148-155>161-021000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 600 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. MOST ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS. HOWEVER...A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL DEVELOP AND PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES WHICH COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH DAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SEA BREEZE AND UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...AS ON ANY SUMMER DAY...ISOLATED STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE VIA OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TLH/ OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS. 18-WOOL
FLZ013-012015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 344 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2003 AT 245 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CALHOUN COUNTY...MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF CALHOUN COUNTY AFTER 315 PM CDT. 9-FOURNIER
GAZ128-012030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 401 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2003 AT 401 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TURNER COUNTY...MOVING VERY LITTLE. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AFTER 430 PM EDT. 9-FOURNIER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several downed trees along Highway 112 reported by the Turner County Sheriff.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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