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coastal waters forecast for florida big bend and eastern panhandle national weather service tallahassee fl 336 pm edt Wed apr 24 2024
gulf coastal waters from the mouth of the suwannee river to okaloosa-walton county line out to 60 nm.
seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves - .along with the occasional height of the average highest 1/10 of the waves.
gmz730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-250145- 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- 336 pm edt Wed apr 24 2024 /236 pm cdt Wed apr 24 2024/
Tonight - West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Thursday - Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Thursday night - Southwest 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 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.Friday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Saturday - Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Saturday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period of 7 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Sunday - Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period of 6 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 7 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Monday - Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 0 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Monday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop.

GMZ700 Synopsis For The Suwannee River To Okaloosa-walton County Line Out To 60 Nm 336 Pm Edt Wed Apr 24 2024
Synopsis -
light and variable winds are expected into 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 241957 AFDTAE

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 357 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER, HYDROLOGY

NEAR TERM
(Through Thursday)
Issued at 350 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

A generally calm night is expected, though some patchy fog cannot be ruled out overnight as winds go light to calm. Additionally, smoke from prescribed burns could settle near the ground overnight, which could cause some reductions in visibilities nearby. Otherwise, lows will be in the upper 50s to near 60. A weak shortwave will pass through the Mid-Atlantic states tonight into Thursday, which will send a cold front toward our area from the north. Whether or not it makes it this far south is still questionable, but it won't have much impact on our weather either way. There will be some moisture return ahead of the front, but the forcing will be quickly departing through the day. Thus, rain chances are only around 10 percent or less. Highs will be in the mid 80s.

SHORT TERM
(Thursday night through Friday night)
Issued at 350 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Upper-level ridging moves east over the region throughout the short term. This will lead to large scale subsidence with surface high pressure remaining locked in place. Dry conditions prevail.

Expect daytime highs generally in the mid to upper 80s with overnight lows generally in the upper 50s to low 60s.

LONG TERM
(Saturday through Tuesday)
Issued at 350 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Upper-level ridging remains in place across the eastern seaboard throughout most of the long term. This warm and dry conditions will prevail through Monday. On Tuesday a mid-level shortwave looks to move eastward to our north, possibly inducing enough forcing for some showers across our Alabama and Georgia counties. Otherwise, precip chances remain at or below 10% throughout the period.

Otherwise, expect daytime highs generally in the 80s, possibly in the low 90s by the middle of next week. Expect overnight lows generally in the 60s.

AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 350 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

VFR conditions are expected during the next 24 hours. However, for TLH specifically, smoke and haze from nearby prescribed burns could briefly reduce vsbys to 5-6 SM. This isn't accounted for in the TAFs given low confidence. Overnight, some patchy fog is possible near ECP and TLH. For right now, no categorical reductions are forecast, but vsbys may drop to MVFR, especially if smoke settles. Winds will be light and westerly today, then light and northeasterly Thursday morning.

MARINE
Issued at 350 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Light and variable winds are expected into 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 350 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Generally light northwesterly winds Thursday morning will become more southerly to southwesterly during the afternoon across the Florida zones as the sea breeze advances inland. This along with high mixing heights of 5,500 to 6,500 feet will lead to generally good dispersions away from the immediate coast. Winds will pick up Friday and Saturday due to a tightening pressure gradient. Mixing heights will remain high, leading to good to excellent dispersions Friday and Saturday. Minimum relative humidity each day will bottom out in the mid 30s to lower 40s.

HYDROLOGY
Issued at 350 PM 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, there are no additional flooding concerns.

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 59 85 61 86 / 0 0 0 0 Panama City 62 81 63 82 / 0 0 0 0 Dothan 60 83 61 87 / 0 10 0 0 Albany 58 83 62 86 / 0 10 0 0 Valdosta 59 84 62 87 / 0 0 0 0 Cross City 55 85 59 88 / 0 0 0 0 Apalachicola 62 76 64 77 / 0 0 0 0

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

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