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GMZ730 Apalachee Bay Or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach To Ochlockonee River Fl Out To 20 Nm- Coastal Waters From Mexico Beach To Okaloosa Walton County Line Fl Out 20 Nm- Coastal Waters From Mexico Beach To Apalachicola Fl Out 20 Nm- Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River To Apalachicola Fl Out To 20 Nm- Coastal Waters From Suwannee River To Keaton Beach Fl Out 20 Nm- Waters From Mexico Beach To Okaloosa Walton County Line Fl From 20 To 60 Nm- Waters From Apalachicola To Mexico Beach Fl From 20 To 60 Nm- Waters From Suwannee River To Apalachicola Fl From 20 To 60 Nm- 1008 Am Edt Wed Apr 24 2024 /908 Am Cdt Wed Apr 24 2024/
Rest of today - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Tonight - West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Thursday - North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Thursday night - South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Friday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.Friday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters rough. Saturday - Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period of 0 seconds. Protected waters rough. Saturday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Sunday - Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period of 0 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Sunday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 0 seconds. Protected waters choppy.

GMZ700 Synopsis For The Suwannee River To Okaloosa-walton County Line Out To 60 Nm 1008 Am Edt Wed Apr 24 2024
Synopsis -
light and variable winds are expected into Wednesday and early Thursday before an east and southeasterly flow regime begins to take over for the end of the week and upcoming weekend. With a strong pressure gradient developing, and the combination of the atlantic seabreeze, expect cautionary/advisory level conditions to develop for the weekend. The strongest winds are likely to be in the overnight and early morning hours as the easterly surges from the atlantic seabreeze pass through.

FXUS62 KTAE 241410 AFDTAE

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1010 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

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UPDATE
Issued at 1008 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is on track. High pressure continues to dominate. Expect some haze or smoke from prescribed burns today in and around local burns, which has been in the Tallahassee local area since overnight.

NEAR TERM
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 217 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Surface high pressure dominates the forecast this period leading to another quiet and dry day. High temperatures were adjusted a few degrees lower than the NBM, which has the majority of region topping out in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. Tonight, low temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s for the SW GA and the FL Big Bend, and in the upper 50s to near 60 for SE AL and the W FL Panhandle.

SHORT TERM
(Thursday through Friday night)
Issued at 217 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Northwest upper level flow and a weak building ridge moving in from the west will be the predominant upper level pattern to end the work week. At the surface, a mostly dry backdoor cold front will move through the region from the north/northeast as surface high pressure builds down the eastern seaboard Thursday into Friday. Cool air is not likely behind this front, but it will at least help delay the warm up back into the upper 80s until later part of the upcoming weekend and we'll likely just see a switch to light northeasterly winds Thursday becoming stronger out of the east on Friday as high pressure continues to nose down the Atlantic coast.

Mostly dry conditions expected but with the enhanced easterly flow, slight uptick in low level moisture, and a weak upper level trough passing through in advance of the ridge, we could squeeze out a brief shower during the afternoon so have left low POPs around 10 to 15 generally along the I-75 corridor for Friday afternoon.

LONG TERM
(Saturday through Tuesday)
Issued at 217 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

A mostly dry and warm pattern is expected through the weekend and into early next week as upper level ridging develops over the eastern third of the country. At the surface, strong high pressure will develop over the eastern third of the country with persistent east and southeasterly flow forecast into early next week. No significant systems of note are expected and this isn't uncommon as late April/May is typically one of two dry seasons we have and systems typically begin to struggle to get this far south this time of year. Looking ahead into the middle and later part of next week, increasing moisture could bring an early preview of our typical summertime weather/storms.

AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 642 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Mainly VFR conditions are forecast for the period. A few TAF sites, potentially KTLH, KECP, KABY, and KVLD may have an hour of reduced visibility around sunrise if patchy fog develops this morning. Tonight, there's a chance for patchy fog to develop again. Confidence is highest in the inland FL counties, though it could extend up into the KVLD area.

MARINE
Issued at 217 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Light and variable winds are expected into Wednesday and early Thursday before an east and southeasterly flow regime begins to take over for the end of the week and upcoming weekend. With a strong pressure gradient developing, and the combination of the Atlantic Seabreeze, expect cautionary/advisory level conditions to develop for the weekend. The strongest winds are likely to be in the overnight and early morning hours as the easterly surges from the Atlantic seabreeze pass through.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 217 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Not much change to the forecast as lighter transport winds will lead to fair dispersions today and tomorrow. Come Friday, transport winds and surface winds increase due to a tightening pressure gradient over the region. This will likely lead to area wide high dispersions. Dry weather is forecast to prevail through the period, though moisture will gradually increase this Friday and into this weekend as winds become onshore and pull moisture in from the Gulf.

HYDROLOGY
Issued at 217 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Minor flooding continues along the middle and lower Suwannee, the lower Withlacoochee, the Aucilla, and the St. Marks Rivers. The Aucilla and St. Marks continue to fall and should exit flood stage during the next 2 to 3 days. On the Suwannee, the flood wave is now near Branford and will continue to move downstream over the next 5 to 7 days. Little to no rainfall is expected during the next week, and there are no flood concerns as a result.

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 79 58 86 61 / 0 0 0 0 Panama City 76 63 82 63 / 0 0 0 0 Dothan 79 59 84 61 / 0 0 10 0 Albany 80 57 83 62 / 0 0 10 0 Valdosta 79 57 85 62 / 0 0 0 0 Cross City 79 55 86 60 / 0 0 0 0 Apalachicola 73 62 77 64 / 0 0 0 0

TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.

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Rock Islands
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Wed -- 03:24 AM EDT     3.09 feet High Tide
Wed -- 06:58 AM EDT     Sunrise
Wed -- 07:10 AM EDT     Moonset
Wed -- 08:54 AM EDT     0.97 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 02:45 PM EDT     3.49 feet High Tide
Wed -- 08:08 PM EDT     Sunset
Wed -- 09:04 PM EDT     Moonrise
Wed -- 09:47 PM EDT     -0.34 feet Low Tide
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Spring Warrior Creek
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Wed -- 03:18 AM EDT     3.06 feet High Tide
Wed -- 06:57 AM EDT     Sunrise
Wed -- 07:09 AM EDT     Moonset
Wed -- 08:53 AM EDT     0.97 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 02:39 PM EDT     3.45 feet High Tide
Wed -- 08:07 PM EDT     Sunset
Wed -- 09:03 PM EDT     Moonrise
Wed -- 09:46 PM EDT     -0.34 feet Low Tide
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