Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Panacea, FL

UPDATE
Issued at 711 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

Overall, the forecast is on track. Some consideration was made to lower temperatures a bit tonight as some of the MOS guidance, notably the GFS and EURO, are coming in a bit cooler tonight.
However, that's banking on the clouds clearing out, which is happening slowly, and winds calming overnight, not so much. Given some of that uncertainty, left the forecast as-is with the update.
That said, a few locations could be a few degrees cooler, or lower to middle 40s.

SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM
(This Evening through Saturday)
Issued at 405 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

There is currently a Red Flag Warning for portions of southwest Georgia for the remainder of this afternoon and early evening. A Fire Weather Watch in also in place for the entire region tomorrow for critically low RHs, gusty winds, and ongoing drought conditions, an upgrade to a Red Flag Warning for tomorrow is expected late this evening. See the Fire Weather Section below for more information.

Now post-frontal, dry northerly air continues to advect into the area as surface high pressure begins to build over the region. By Wednesday, the surface high moves off the Atlantic Coast and southeast to southerly flow becomes reestablished. This will allow moisture, at least at the lower levels, to begin pushing inland and mixing out the dry air. By this weekend, models are hinting at a frontal system that could potentially bring a chance for rainfall, however, rainfall totals at this time don't look promising when it comes to improving ongoing drought conditions.
Overall, expect a dry and warm work week with increasing chances for rainfall this weekend.

Daytime highs throughout the week are expected to be in the 80s with overnight lows generally in the upper 40s tonight, warming into the upper 50s to low 60s by Saturday morning.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 711 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

The front has cleared the area as high clouds stream over the region. VFR conditions prevail the entire forecast period. Winds turn more northeasterly early Monday morning and become a bit gusty later Monday morning and into the afternoon before calming in the evening.

MARINE
Issued at 405 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

Winds will turn northeasterly tonight behind today's cold front, as high pressure passes by to the north, though a nighttime wind surge will keep breezes strong into Monday. Winds will become easterly on Monday evening, and a fresh to possibly strong evening surge is expected. Gentle to moderate southeast breezes will prevail from Tuesday through Thursday, as high pressure sets up well east of the Georgia coast.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 405 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

A front continues to move across the region this afternoon with northerly winds behind it gusting around 20 to 25 mph. RH will continue dropping throughout the afternoon as a drier air mass arrives. Lingering cloud cover will be the main inhibitor to more widespread critical fire concerns the rest of today, but Red Flag Warnings remain in effect where the confidence in lowest humidity overlaps with strong post-frontal winds. With dry air continuing to filter in tonight, there will be poor nighttime humidity recovery.

Tomorrow, minimum relative humidities will commonly be in the 15-20 percent range. Sustained northeast winds will be near 10 to 15 mph and support extremely high dispersions. Full to near-full sunshine, seasonably warm late April temperatures, and ongoing drought will all contribute to a critical fire environment. A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect on Monday for the entire area.

Beyond Monday, the dry air mass will stick around through midweek with moisture slowly increasing beyond Monday. Temperatures will be on a warming trend, and dispersions will be high, but winds will diminish. The fire environment will remain elevated. Rain chances potentially increase late in the week.

HYDROLOGY
Issued at 405 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

No rainfall is expected throughout the work week, ongoing drought will therefore continue or worsen.

For more local drought information & statements, visit the following websites: weather.gov/tae/LocalDrought weather.gov/tae/DroughtInformationStatement

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.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Tallahassee 52 81 52 84 / 0 0 0 0 Panama City 54 81 56 82 / 0 0 0 0 Dothan 48 78 51 82 / 0 0 0 0 Albany 47 78 50 82 / 0 0 0 0 Valdosta 50 81 50 83 / 0 0 0 0 Cross City 53 83 49 85 / 0 0 0 0 Apalachicola 56 77 61 76 / 0 0 0 0

TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...Fire Weather Watch from Monday morning through Monday evening for FLZ007>019-027>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- 326-426.

High Rip Current Risk until 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ this evening for FLZ114.

GA...Fire Weather Watch from Monday morning through Monday evening for GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161.

Red Flag Warning until 8 PM EDT this evening for GAZ120-122>131- 144>148.

AL...Fire Weather Watch from Monday morning through Monday evening for ALZ065>069.

GM...Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ Monday for GMZ730- 751-752-755-765-770-772-775.