Rip Current in Florida, June 23, 2019

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
259 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2019

.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...

Deep layer ridging dominates the Southeast this afternoon, with
temperatures creeping into the middle 90s area-wide. At the surface,
flow is beginning to veer around the western periphery of high
pressure, but is divided between onshore flow across the Panhandle
and wnw flow across the Big Bend. Dry air aloft is precluding
convection across the western half of the Tri-State region, but an
isolated storm will be possible prior to sunset along the seabreeze
in the Big Bend. The frontal boundary to our north is delineated by
convection across W Georgia through south-central Georgia. These
storms may clip our northeastern tier of GA counties this afternoon
through the early evening, but all convection should come to an end
across the region shortly after sunset tonight. Expect lows to fall
into the middle 70s with areas of fog expected across the interior
Tri-State region.

.SHORT TERM [Monday Through Tuesday Night]...

Thunderstorms late Monday afternoon north of I-10 and heat indices
both afternoons are the primary concerns during this time frame.

A mid-level perturbation associated with a Mesoscale Convection
System is modeled to approach from the west by late Mon afternoon.
This is captured nicely by the HREF and NSSL WRF. This system is
expected to be on a downward trend, but there are significant timing
differences, arriving as early as late Mon afternoon to as late as
early Mon night. The parameters are mixed for severe weather as
Mixed Layer CAPE is limited to 1.5k J/kg, but 700 hPa winds are near
40 knots. Model soundings indicate steep low to mid-level diurnal
lapse rates, including drier air aloft contributing to Downdraft
CAPE near 1k J/kg, along with large near surface temperature -
dewpoint spreads. This would imply the potential for strong wind
gusts with any convection that arrives during the late afternoon and
early evening, but this potential should decrease significantly
during the evening with the loss of daytime heating. Greatest threat
is north of I-10, especially west of the Flint River. In addition, a
persistent cap exists around 700 hPa, therefore do not expect any
additional activity ahead of the aforementioned system.

The combination of heat and humidity, with high temperatures in the
mid-90s and dew points in the low to mid-70s, will contribute to
heat indices between 100-105 degrees across much of the area, with
locally higher values in the FL Big Bend.

For Tuesday, sea-breeze convection will be possible during the
afternoon and evening, but coverage should remain below average,
with precipitation potential in the 20-30 pct range. Continued
hot and humid on Tuesday, with similar conditions to Monday.

.LONG TERM [Wednesday Through Sunday]...

A typical summertime pattern will begin to take hold with diurnal,
sea-breeze driven, afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms
increasing. Initially, expect limited coverage on Wednesday, which
will be similar to Tuesday, then precipitation potential returns
to seasonal 40-50 pct values on Thursday through next weekend. The
pattern is diffuse, with the westerlies well north of the area, so
no organized severe weather is anticipated, outside of an isolated
pulse-type severe thunderstorm. Daily average temperatures will
run a couple degrees above normal.

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.AVIATION...
[Through 18Z Monday]

VFR conditions will prevail through this evening, with low clouds
and fog impacting DHN, ABY, and possibly TLH and VLD late tonight.
Restrictions will gradually clear through mid-morning with VFR
expected once again tomorrow afternoon.

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.MARINE...

Fairly tranquil boating conditions through the period, with winds
generally around 15 knots or less and seas around 2 feet or less.
Slightly higher winds in the sea-breeze zone and associated with
thunderstorms.

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.FIRE WEATHER...

Aside from high dispersion indices the next couple of afternoons,
hazardous fire weather conditions are not expected.

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.HYDROLOGY...

No major concerns through the period. Increasingly summer-like
pattern of precipitation will develop by Thursday and continue
through the weekend. Outside of localized heavy rainfall and
ponding of water, no river flooding.

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.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always
encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they
occur by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   74  96  75  97  73 /  10  10  20  30  30
Panama City   80  89  79  90  77 /   0  10  20  20  20
Dothan        75  96  73  95  73 /   0  30  30  20  20
Albany        74  96  75  95  73 /   0  20  30  20  20
Valdosta      73  97  74  96  73 /  10  10  20  30  30
Cross City    75  93  75  95  74 /   0   0  10  30  30
Apalachicola  79  89  78  91  76 /   0   0  10  20  20

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.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...High Rip Current Risk through Tuesday evening for Coastal Bay-
     Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.

GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.
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NEAR TERM...Harrigan
SHORT TERM...LF
LONG TERM...LF
AVIATION...Harrigan
MARINE...LF
FIRE WEATHER...Harrigan
HYDROLOGY...LF