Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM Marine Forecast
| Overnight...Northwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 6 Seconds. Protected Waters A Light Chop. A Chance Of Rain. |
| Monday...Northwest Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 5 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Monday Night...North Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 5 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Tuesday...North Winds Around 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 5 Seconds. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Tuesday Night...Northwest Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Increasing To 15 To 20 Knots After Midnight. Seas 2 To 4 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 4 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Wednesday...North Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 5 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Wednesday Night...Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 5 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Thursday...Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Becoming East 5 To 10 Knots In The Afternoon. Seas 2 To 3 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 4 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Thursday Night...East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 3 Seconds In The Evening, Then 1 Foot Or Less. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Friday...East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Friday Night...East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. Protected Waters A Light Chop. A Slight Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms. Winds And Waves Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1248am EST Monday Dec 4 2023 Issued at 819pm EST Sunday Dec 3 2023 Patchy fog has developed early across the eastern half of the area this evening with residual low level moisture. The only change to the forecast was to start patchy fog earlier in the evening for the eastern half of the area. Near Term (Through Monday) Issued at 243pm EST Sunday Dec 3 2023 A cold front moving slowly eastward across the area today will finally clear the region tonight. Cloud cover may linger overnight into Monday in the wake of the front, and a few spots of very light rain and drizzle may still persist across the southeast Big Bend tonight. Rain rates should remain very light and should not create additional flooding over already saturated areas. Light west to northwest winds are expected in the wake of the front, with slightly cooler and drier conditions expected. Lows tonight are forecast in the upper 40s to low 50s across Southeast Alabama and far Southwest GA while the FL Panhandle, Big Bend, and South-Central GA remain in the mid 50s to low 60s. Highs Monday are forecast in the upper 60s to mid 70s. .SHORT TERM... (Monday night through Tuesday night) Issued at 243pm EST Sunday Dec 3 2023 In the wake of the front, conditions will dry out and cool down. No rain is expected through this period. Highs will be in the 60s on Tuesday with lows in the 40s Monday and Tuesday nights. Long Term (Wednesday through Saturday) Issued at 243pm EST Sunday Dec 3 2023 A deepening, positively-tilted trough will help drive another cold front through the region. This frontal passage will be dry, but usher in a reinforcing shot of cooler air. Highs Wednesday and Thursday will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Wednesday night looks to be the chilliest. Inland areas will potentially get some frost with lows in the lower to mid 30s. A gradual warning trend will then commence with highs back in the 70s everywhere by Saturday. Unfortunately, it looks like the timing for the next weather-maker will be centered on the weekend. An upper-level trough will sweep across the Southeast during this time with a frontal passage Saturday night into Sunday. Timing for this system among the various global models is better than previously. Probability of Precipitation Saturday will range from 40 in Walton County to 10 over South Central GA. For Saturday night and Sunday, Probability of Precipitation will range from 50-60% west to 20- 30% east. It too early to speculate on severe weather chances, but the system does look to be progressive enough to avoid significant flooding issues, especially after 5 days of antecedent dry weather. Marine Issued at 243pm EST Sunday Dec 3 2023 A cold front will cross the region this evening and overnight switching winds to the northwest. Winds may briefly approach exercise caution levels on Monday. A second cold front will cross the waters Tuesday night increasing winds to near advisory levels. Winds will then shift to the east and diminish from Thursday through Friday as high pressure builds north of the region. Fire Weather Issued at 243pm EST Sunday Dec 3 2023 Dry conditions are on tap after heavy rainfall for much of the area over the weekend. While cooler and drier air is expected to move in tonight and Monday in the wake of today's front, a much stronger front will push through Tuesday into Tuesday night and bring in even colder air. Despite this, there are no fire weather concerns expected outside of the higher dispersions. Hydrology Issued at 819pm EST Sunday Dec 3 2023 Rainfall totals ranged from 3-6 inches across a large swath of the southern 2/3 of the forecast area with localized areas from Panama City east across Wakulla and southern Jefferson counties getting 10- 12 inches. Because precursor conditions were so dry with some areas still in drought, and the majority of the rain falling over the lower reaches of main stem rivers, minimal river flooding was observed or forecast. The exceptions are the Sopchoppy and Aucilla Rivers. Moderate flooding has occurred at Sopchoppy with minor flooding expected along the Aucilla River at Lamont. The St Marks River at Newport is now expected to remain just below the minor flood stage. Looking ahead, the frontal system next weekend looks to be progressive, limiting the flood potential. NOAA Tallahassee FL Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories FL...Dense Fog Advisory until 10am EST this morning for FLZ015>019- 026-027-115-118-127. High Rip Current Risk until 1am EST /midnight CST/ early this morning for FLZ108-112-114. GA...Dense Fog Advisory until 10am EST this morning for GAZ125>131- 144>148-156>161. AL...None. GM...Dense Fog Advisory until 9am EST this morning for GMZ730-755- 765.. |
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