FXUS62 KTAE 260231
AFDTAE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
931 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

./UPDATE...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD EAST OVER THE REGION
AS A COLD FRONT SHIFTS OFF THE EAST COAST. DEW POINTS WILL
CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE DRIER AIR BEHIND THE
FRONT FILLS IN. TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY ON TRACK WITH THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST AND ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S
BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE
INLAND SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURE DURATIONS SHOULD REMAIN AROUND 2 HOURS OR LESS OVER
THESE AREAS TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS OUT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS
HAVE TRENDED DOWN TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...11 SECOND ENERGY
COMBINED WITH THE LOCALLY GENERATED WIND WAVES WILL KEEP THE SEAS
IN THE 6 TO 9 FT RANGE THROUGH A LARGE PORTION OF THE NIGHT.
THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS TIME.

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.AVIATION...THRU 00Z SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE LOCAL 
REGION FROM W-E BRINGING CLEARING SKIES WITH VFR CONDITIONS AND 
LIGHT LOW LEVEL MAINLY NLY WINDS.

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 
     BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...
     GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
     JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...
     WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING 
     ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO 
     APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM 
     APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM SUWANNEE 
     RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM 
     APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM. 

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