059  
FXUS62 KTAE 150530  
AFDTAE  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
1230 AM EST FRI NOV 15 2024  
   
..NEW AVIATION
 
 
   
NEAR TERM
 
 
(THROUGH SATURDAY)  
ISSUED AT 918 PM EST THU NOV 14 2024  
 
A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA AND  
THE FL BIG BEND REGION AT THIS TIME. ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE  
FRONT, THE AIR MASS IS VERY MOIST. A FEW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO POP  
UP THANKS TO SHALLOW LIFT STEMMING FROM LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE  
ALONG THE FRONT. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW REPORTS OF FOG NEAR THE  
FRONT, BUT IT IS PRETTY SHORT-LIVED AS THE FRONT MOVES ON.  
 
COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL TRICKLE IN OVERNIGHT, WITH LOW  
TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY MORNING RANGING FROM THE UPPER 40S TO MID  
50S.  
 
THERE ARE CURRENTLY QUITE A FEW LOW CLOUDS OVER MIDDLE AND  
NORTHERN GEORGIA, AND THEY ARE SPREADING SOUTH. BY SUNRISE, THE  
LOW STRATUS COULD OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE AREA. AS WE GET PAST  
SUNRISE, MODELS INSIST THAT LARGE-SCALE SUBSIDENCE AND FURTHER  
DRYING OF THE AIR MASS WILL CAUSE SKIES TO CLEAR OUT BY MID-DAY.  
SO MAINLY SUNNY AFTERNOON SKIES ARE EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE  
BUILDS IN, WITH HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S TO MIDDLE 70S.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM & LONG TERM
 
 
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)  
ISSUED AT 123 PM EST THU NOV 14 2024  
 
MID-LEVEL RIDGING OVERHEAD AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW AT THE  
SURFACE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KICK OFF A  
GRADUAL WARMING AND MOISTENING TREND IN THE WAKE OF TODAY'S COLD  
FRONT. HIGHS WILL START IN THE LOW TO MID 70S SATURDAY BEFORE  
WARMING TO THE MID 70S TO LOW 80S BY MONDAY. LOWS WILL WARM FROM  
THE MID 40S TO LOW 50S FRIDAY NIGHT TO THE LOW TO MID 60S TUESDAY  
NIGHT. TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY A VERY STRONG TROUGH IS FORECAST TO  
SWING EASTWARD ACROSS THE CONUS, PUSHING A DECENTLY STRONG COLD  
FRONT INTO THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR  
MEANINGFUL RAINFALL AND KNOCK TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN INTO THE MID  
60S TO LOW 70S FOR HIGHS AND THE 40S FOR LOWS.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(06Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1225 AM EST FRI NOV 15 2024  
 
IFR/LIFR CLOUDS ARE WORKING SOUTH INTO OUR SOUTHWEST GEORGIA  
COUNTIES WITH PATCHES MOVING TOWARDS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TIMED  
THIS AREA OF CLOUDS OUT TO ALL TAF SITES OVERNIGHT TO BE IMPACTED  
BY CLOUDS, FIRST IN OUR NORTHERN TAF SITES NOW THEN TOWARDS  
TLH/ECP AFTER 9Z. HREF HAS A BETTER HANDLE ON INITIALIZING THE  
CLOUD COVER AND USED THIS IN TIMING AS WELL. GENERAL CONSENSUS IS  
BREAKING BACK OUT TOWARDS VFR MID/LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL BE  
GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTH.  
 

 
   
MARINE
 
 
ISSUED AT 918 PM EST THU NOV 14 2024  
 
A COLD FRONT WILL FINISH MOVING ACROSS APALACHEE BAY LATE THIS  
EVENING, BRINGING A QUICK SHIFT TO FRESH AND STRONG NORTHERLY  
BREEZES. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH NEAR 20 KNOTS FOR A FEW  
HOURS OVER ENOUGH OF THE WATERS TO WARRANT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
UNTIL LATE MORNING ON FRIDAY.  
 
OVER THE COURSE OF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WINDS WILL CLOCK  
AROUND THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AND EAST AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES BY  
TO THE NORTH. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE  
SOUTHEAST U.S. ATLANTIC COAST ON MONDAY, THEN ARRIVE EAST OF  
FLORIDA ON TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM SARA IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE  
NEAR THE NORTHWEST YUCATAN PENINSULA AROUND MONDAY NIGHT, BUT ITS  
REMNANT LOW COULD APPROACH THE WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON  
TUESDAY.  
 

 
   
FIRE WEATHER
 
 
ISSUED AT 123 PM EST THU NOV 14 2024  
 
A COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA LATER TONIGHT WITH TRANSPORT WINDS  
BECOMING NORTHERLY AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH FRIDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO  
GOOD DISPERSIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS BECOME  
LIGHTER OUT OF THE NORTHEAST OVER THE WEEKEND, CAUSING DISPERSIONS  
TO DROP TO FAIR. MIN RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S  
EACH AFTERNOON. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW.  
 

 
   
HYDROLOGY
 
 
ISSUED AT 918 PM EST THU NOV 14 2024  
 
FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
THOUGH TROPICAL STORM SARA IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE NEAR THE  
NORTHWEST YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY NEXT WEEK, SOME OF ITS REMNANT  
MOISTURE COULD SPREAD NORTHEAST AND INTERACT WITH A COLD FRONT ON  
TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. HYDROLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT RAIN IS  
POSSIBLE, DEPENDING ON WHETHER HEAVIER RAIN SETS UP OFFSHORE OVER  
THE GULF, OR ONSHORE INSTEAD.  
 

 
   
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 50 74 50 76 / 0 0 0 0  
PANAMA CITY 53 75 55 77 / 0 0 0 0  
DOTHAN 47 72 47 74 / 0 0 0 0  
ALBANY 46 71 46 73 / 0 0 0 0  
VALDOSTA 48 73 48 75 / 0 0 0 0  
CROSS CITY 51 76 51 78 / 0 0 0 0  
APALACHICOLA 57 72 61 73 / 0 0 0 0  
 

 
   
TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING FOR  
FLZ108-112-114-115.  
 
GA...NONE.  
AL...NONE.  
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING FOR  
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775.  
 

 
 

 
 
NEAR TERM...HANER  
SHORT TERM...MERRIFIELD  
LONG TERM....MERRIFIELD  
AVIATION...SCHOLL  
MARINE...HANER  
FIRE WEATHER...YOUNG  
HYDROLOGY...HANER  
 
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