Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM Marine Forecast
| Tonight...Northeast Winds 20 To 25 Knots. Seas 5 To 7 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 9 Feet. Dominant Period 5 Seconds. Protected Waters Rough. |
| Wednesday...Northeast Winds Around 20 Knots. Seas 4 To 6 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 8 Feet. Dominant Period 4 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Wednesday Night...Northeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Dominant Period 4 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. Chance Of Rain After Midnight. |
| Thursday...Northeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet. Dominant Period 4 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. Chance Of Rain Through The Day. |
| Thursday Night...North Winds 20 Knots. Seas 3 To 5 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 6 Feet. Dominant Period 4 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. Rain Likely. |
| Friday...North Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 3 To 5 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 6 Feet. Protected Waters Choppy. Chance Of Rain In The Morning, Then Slight Chance Of Rain In The Afternoon. |
| Friday Night...North Winds 20 Knots. Seas 3 To 5 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 6 Feet. Protected Waters Choppy. Slight Chance Of Rain In The Evening. |
| Saturday...Northeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Saturday Night...Northeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Sunday...Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
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Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton County Line out to 60 nm - GMZ700 108 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 Cold front is moving through the coastal waters currently and will clear the waters later this afternoon. Behind the front, strong north winds are occurring with a few gusts through the evening up to gale force. Winds will become moderate on Wednesday and remain moderate to strong and northeasterly through Saturday. |
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 143pm EST Tuesday Nov 12 2019 Near Term - Through Tonight As of 18Z, the cold front is crossing our southeastern Big Bend zones. A couple hours of post-frontal light rain or sprinkles can be expected before skies clear this evening. Strong cold air advection will bring the coldest air mass of the season to the region. This will result in the first freeze of the season as well for locations north and west of Tallahassee. We have not added or removed any counties from the current warning. While freeze durations will be short along the southern tier of GA and the central FL Panhandle, they could be as long as 8-10 hours over Coffee County, AL. A few spots north and west of Dothan could first with the mid 20s. Winds will stay up overnight with wind chill readings by sunrise ranging from close to 20 degrees in Coffee County to mid 30s in Dixie County and around 30 in Leon County. Short Term - Wednesday Through Thursday Night Cold Canadian high pressure will be firmly entrenched across the eastern third of the US with northeast winds ongoing across our area Wednesday into Thursday. It will be a cold start to the day Wednesday but with plenty of sunshine and light winds, temperatures in the sun won't be so bad with readings in the 50s. In response to an upper low moving across northern Mexico, low pressure will take shape in the western Gulf and move through the northern Gulf Thursday with increasing moisture and rain chances into Thursday night. Increasing cloud cover Thursday with low level warm air advection will take highs into the mid 50s to lower 60s as rain starts Thursday afternoon into the overnight hours. Long Term - Friday Through Tuesday The system in the short term will be pulling away from the area but wrap around moisture and light rain will linger into the afternoon Friday over the northern half of the area. High pressure will build in for the weekend with good conditions expected. A fast moving system will bring another chance for rain to start the next work week. High temperatures will be in the 60s throughout the extended. Marine Cold front is moving through the coastal waters currently and will clear the waters later this afternoon. Behind the front, strong north winds are occurring with a few gusts through the evening up to gale force. Winds will become moderate on Wednesday and remain moderate to strong and northeasterly through Saturday. Fire Weather Aside from low dispersions Thursday, hazardous fire weather conditions are not expected over the next several days. Hydrology Dry conditions are expected Wednesday ahead of another system to impact the area Thursday through Friday night. Over the next week, generally an inch or less of rainfall is anticipated. NOAA Tallahassee FL Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories FL...Freeze Warning from 11pm EST /10pm CST/ this evening to 9am EST /8am CST/ Wednesday for Calhoun-Central Walton-Gadsden- Holmes-Inland Bay-Jackson-Liberty-North Walton-South Walton- Washington. High Rip Current Risk until midnight EST /11pm CST/ tonight for Coastal Bay-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf. GA...Freeze Warning from 11pm this evening to 9am EST Wednesday for Baker-Ben Hill-Berrien-Brooks-Calhoun-Clay-Colquitt-Cook- Decatur-Dougherty-Early-Grady-Irwin-Lanier-Lee-Lowndes- Miller-Mitchell-Quitman-Randolph-Seminole-Terrell-Thomas- Tift-Turner-Worth. AL...Freeze Warning from 10pm this evening to 8am CST Wednesday for Coffee-Dale-Geneva-Henry-Houston. GM...Small Craft Advisory until 1pm EST /noon CST/ Wednesday for Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL out to 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- Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM-Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL out 20 NM-Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from 20 to 60 NM. |
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