Damaging Winds in Florida, August 13, 2008

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
455 AM EDT WED 13 208

***A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OUR ENTIRE CWA UNTIL NOON
EDT. ALL ZONES INCLUDE SEVERE WEATHER WORDING FOR FIRST PERIOD.
CORRECTED WWA SECTION TO INCLUDE ALL MARINE ZONES IN THE SCA. ***

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.SYNOPSIS...THE SQUALL LINE WEAKENED AS IT MOVED INTO OUR CWA LATE
LAST NIGHT/EARLY THIS MORNING. A FEW LOCATIONS SAW BRIEF GUSTY WINDS
JUST OVER 30 KNOTS AND SEVERAL AREAS RECEIVED HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
HOWEVER...SO FAR NO FLOODING ISSUES AS THE CONVECTIVE LINE
PROGRESSED STEADILY TO THE EAST WITH NO APPRECIABLE ECHO TRAINING.
AS OF 07Z...THE NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS ALONG A
VALDOSTA TO ST. MARKS LINE. SCATTERED CONVECTION EXTENDED WESTWARD
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF OUR CWA.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...THE STRONG SHORTWAVE AND
SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL MOVE
EAST INTO COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN RACE
TO THE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. AS THE SURFACE LOW LIFTS OUT...IT WILL
DRAG THE COLD FRONT ACR

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
553 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-141000-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-
IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
553 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 /453 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...TORNADO WATCH 824 IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ THURSDAY...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SWEEP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING...BECOMING LESS NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE
STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED
TORNADO IS POSSIBLE. THUS...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION UNTIL 12 NOON EDT. WINDS
WILL BE BREEZY TODAY AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS
AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA AS WELL AS A HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG
THE PANHANDLE COASTAL COUNTIES INCLUDING FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
A MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK...WITH SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL ALSO DIMINISH ACROSS THE
MARINE AREA THURSDAY AND REMAIN LOW AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD CONSIDER THEMSELVES ACTIVATED AT LEAST UNTIL 12
NOON EDT TODAY.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.

BARRY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
714 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008

FLZ012>014-131145-
BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-
614 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR BAY...CALHOUN AND
GULF COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 645 AM CDT

AT 611 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALLAWAY...MOVING EAST AT
44 MPH.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

ALSO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

12-WATSON

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
747 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008

FLZ008-010-012-131230-
BAY-COASTAL WALTON-WASHINGTON-
647 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BAY...WALTON AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 730 AM CDT

AT 648 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF SANTA ROSA BEACH...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LOWER GRAND LAGOON BY 715 AM CDT.
  UPPER GRAND LAGOON BY 720 AM CDT.
  SPRINGFIELD BY 725 AM CDT.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

ALSO...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

8-JAMSKI