Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM Marine Forecast
| This Afternoon...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Knots. Seas Around 3 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 Feet At 5 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Tonight...North Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming East After Midnight. Seas Around 3 Feet. Wave Detail: South 3 Feet At 6 Seconds. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Thursday...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Knots In The Afternoon. Seas Around 3 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 Feet At 6 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Thursday Night...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming Southeast After Midnight. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Wave Detail: South 2 Feet At 5 Seconds. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Friday...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Wave Detail: South 2 Feet At 6 Seconds. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Friday Night...Southwest Winds Around 5 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Wave Detail: South 2 Feet At 5 Seconds. Protected Waters Smooth. |
| Saturday...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Protected Waters A Light Chop. A Slight Chance Of Showers In The Afternoon. |
| Saturday Night...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Protected Waters A Light Chop. A Slight Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms. |
| Sunday...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Protected Waters A Light Chop. A Chance Of Showers With A Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms. |
| Sunday Night...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming South After Midnight. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Protected Waters A Light Chop. A Chance Of Showers With A Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms In The Evening. Winds And Waves Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1047am EDT Wednesday April 22 2026 ...New .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 1043am EDT Wednesday April 22 2026 - Elevated to near-critical fire concerns remain today due to low humidity and very dry fuels. While concerns will decrease some through the week, please follow the advice of local burn bans and officials as conditions are still supportive of wildfires. - Rain chances return this weekend but sufficient rainfall amounts to make significant improvements to the drought are not currently expected. Issued at 1043am EDT Wednesday April 22 2026 Smoke from wildfires to our east is filtering out sunlight this morning. No additional forecast updates are needed. .SHORT TERM... (Today and Tonight) Issued at 228am EDT Wednesday April 22 2026 High pressure continues to retreat to the east with south and southeasterly flow expected to prevail through the day. Winds will be around 10 mph but a few gusts to 15 mph are possible, especially across the Panhandle where the seabreeze will make steady inland progress today. Low relative humidities (around 25-35%) and elevated fire danger are expected again this afternoon given dry fuels on the ground and forecast humidities. Some of the moisture return on the western periphery of the high pressure across the Panhandle could help generate a few isolated showers this afternoon, but aside from that, no rainfall is expected. High temperatures will be in the low to mid 80s. Tonight, moisture return continues and it's possible patchy fog develops across portions of the Panhandle, but confidence was too low to warrant mention in the forecast grids for tonight. Long Term (Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 228am EDT Wednesday April 22 2026 Low-level moisture return continues through the remainder of the week and into the weekend as the surface high pressure continues to move east, and several week upper level impulses move across the forecast area. Some of these, along with heating of the day, could help generate a few isolated/scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially late in the weekend and early next week. However, the upper level pattern still remains highly uncertain and the more convective nature of shower develop late this weekend and early next week doesn't really bring promising signs for significant widespread rainfall. However, local amounts of 1 to 2 inches can't be ruled out in areas that are fortunate to receive showers/storms. High temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 80s for much of the period. Marine Issued at 228am EDT Wednesday April 22 2026 Gentle to moderate southeast breezes will prevail through Thursday, as high pressure sets up well east of the Georgia coast, before shifting to a more southerly orientation late Friday night to early Saturday morning. Fire Weather Issued at 228am EDT Wednesday April 22 2026 Elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions still remain today despite weaker transport winds, primarily due to another round of low afternoon RHs (around 25-35%). Dispersions will be lower than the last few days, but there will still be a few locations that reach high dispersion criteria. Afternoon minimum RHs will slowly rise each day this week as southerly flow establishes, acting to gradually ease the fire weather concerns. By the end of the week, increasing rain chances are introduced into the forecast with a chance of a widespread wetting rain this weekend. However, these will also introduce a chance of thunderstorms. Expect a seabreeze to develop each day and push inland through the afternoon and evenings. Hydrology Issued at 228am EDT Wednesday April 22 2026 Outside of a low-end chance of some light seabreeze-driven showers for our southwestern-most counties, rainfall is not expected through Thursday and thus ongoing drought will continue or worsen through then. More notable chances of precipitation start to enter the forecast this weekend and stay elevated through the end of the forecast period. Still, current forecast amounts do not appear significant at this time to bring much (if any) drought improvement. For more local drought information & statements, visit the following websites: weather.gov/tae/LocalDrought weather.gov/tae/DroughtInformationStatement NOAA Tallahassee FL Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. |
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