835  
FXUS62 KTAE 050505  
AFDTAE  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
105 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 2026  
   
..NEW AVIATION  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
ISSUED AT 104 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 2026  
 
- GENERALLY DRY AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE  
NEXT FEW DAYS.  
 
- A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL NEARSHORE AND  
OFFSHORE WATERS. THERE IS ALSO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.  
 
- THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN THIS WEEKEND, MAINLY ALONG/WEST OF  
THE APALACHICOLA RIVER AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM  
 
(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)  
ISSUED AT 328 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2026  
 
DEEP-LAYER HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN UNSEASONABLY DRY WEATHER  
ACROSS THE REGION WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND COMFORTABLE OVERNIGHT  
TEMPERATURES.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM  
 
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)  
ISSUED AT 328 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2026  
 
FOR THE WEEKEND, THE SURFACE HIGH WILL DRIFT EAST ALLOWING FOR A  
SLOW MOISTURE RETURN AND LOW RAIN CHANCES ACROSS OUR WESTERN MOST  
COUNTIES. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL RETROGRADE TO THE GREAT PLAINS BY  
THE TUESDAY AND BEYOND ALLOWING FOR SOME UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES  
TO DRIFT SOUTH OF THE REGION. LIGHT FLOW WILL ALSO ALLOW THE SEA  
BREEZE TO BECOME THE PRIMARY TRIGGER FOR THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL  
BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATER IN THE WEEK.  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(06Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 104 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 2026  
 
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE  
EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY BREEZE. A BIT OF A SEABREEZE AT ECP  
TURNS WINDS MORE SOUTHERLY FOR A FEW HOURS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
 
   
MARINE  
 
ISSUED AT 328 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2026  
 
ADVISORY LEVEL EASTERLIES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE NIGHT OR EARLY  
TOMORROW MORNING. PREVAILING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH  
WILL FOSTER MODERATE SOUTHEAST BREEZES THIS WEEKEND WITH WEAKENING  
NOCTURNAL SURGES. DAILY AFTERNOON SEABREEZES WILL DOMINATE ONCE  
AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
   
FIRE WEATHER  
 
ISSUED AT 328 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2026  
 
WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WITH  
PREVAILING EASTERLY WINDS. THE MAIN FIRE CONCERNS ARE HIGH  
AFTERNOON DISPERSIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW. LOW-END RAIN  
CHANCES RETURN TO PORTIONS OF THE FL PANHANDLE & SE AL THIS  
WEEKEND. COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL RETURN TO MORE  
TYPICAL SUMMERTIME LEVELS FOR THE TUESDAY TO THURSDAY PERIOD.  
 
 
   
HYDROLOGY  
 
ISSUED AT 328 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2026  
 
MOSTLY DRY WEATHER PREVAILS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME MODEST RAIN  
CHANCES RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT FORECAST AMOUNTS ARE  
CURRENTLY LIGHT.  
 
RECENT RAINFALL HAS INCREASED SOIL MOISTURE, BUT LONG TERM  
DROUGHT CONDITIONS REMAIN. AS OF JUNE 4TH HOWEVER, ALL AREAS  
EXCEPT THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND HAVE SHOWN  
IMPROVEMENT  
 
THERE ARE NO RIVERINE FLOODING CONCERNS.  
 
FOR MORE LOCAL DROUGHT INFORMATION & STATEMENTS, VISIT THE  
FOLLOWING WEBSITES:  
WEATHER.GOV/TAE/LOCALDROUGHT  
WEATHER.GOV/TAE/DROUGHTINFORMATIONSTATEMENT  
 
 
   
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 67 91 69 92 / 0 0 0 0  
PANAMA CITY 70 88 71 88 / 0 10 0 10  
DOTHAN 64 88 68 88 / 0 10 10 10  
ALBANY 65 89 68 89 / 0 0 0 10  
VALDOSTA 64 90 68 92 / 0 0 0 0  
CROSS CITY 66 94 69 95 / 0 0 0 0  
APALACHICOLA 74 85 73 86 / 0 0 0 10  
 
 
   
TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS  
MORNING FOR FLZ108-112-115.  
 
GA...NONE.  
AL...NONE.  
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR GMZ730-755-  
765-775.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GMZ751-  
752-770-772.  
 
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...WOOL  
LONG TERM....WOOL  
AVIATION...REESE  
MARINE...WOOL  
FIRE WEATHER...WOOL  
HYDROLOGY...WOOL  
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