290  
FXUS62 KTAE 170633  
AFDTAE  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
133 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
 
...NEW NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER, HYDROLOGY...  
   
NEAR TERM
 
 
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 130 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
 
THIS MORNING WILL START WITH WIDESPREAD PATCHY TO DENSE FOG ACROSS  
OUR AL AND GA COUNTIES, AND ALONG I-10 AROUND DAYBREAK AS WE WOULD  
HAVE HAD A NIGHT WITH LIGHT/CALM WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.  
DURING THE DAY, THE FOG WILL DISPERSE BY MID-MORNING. HOWEVER,  
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TODAY FOR THE  
EASTERN BIG BEND AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THIS  
MORNING. POPS FOR TODAY ARE ABOUT 15-25% FOR THE EASTERN BIG BEND  
ALONG I-10 TO THE I-75 CORRIDOR. THIS MAY SEEM MINIMAL BUT, I'VE  
INCREASED POPS A LITTLE FROM THE NBM AND BLENDED IN GFS FOR BETTER  
COVERAGE. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S AND NEAR 80 ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10/I-75 CORRIDOR. OVERNIGHT  
LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S ACROSS THE REGION  
TONIGHT. FOG IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT AS WE WILL STILL BE UNDER THE  
INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT/CALM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND A  
STRATUS DECK FILLING IN OVERNIGHT.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM
 
 
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 130 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
 
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY  
NIGHT. AHEAD OF IT, SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON  
WEDNESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW  
WITH THIS FRONT WITH RAIN CHANCES ONLY 30-40 PERCENT, HIGHEST ACROSS  
THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND WHERE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE HIGHER.  
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT FOR AREAS THAT  
DO SEE RAIN, GENERALLY A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR LESS. TEMPERATURES  
WILL CONTINUE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY  
WITH A GRADUAL COOLING TREND COMMENCING BY THURSDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER,  
THE COOLEST AIR WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THE WEEKEND.  
 

 
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY)  
ISSUED AT 130 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
 
CLEAR AND COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT WITH  
NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGHS  
ARE EXPECTED TO DIP BACK INTO THE 50S AND 60S FOR THIS WEEKEND WITH  
OVERNIGHT LOWS MAINLY IN THE 30S. LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING ARE  
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA FOR FRIDAY NIGHT,  
SATURDAY NIGHT, AND SUNDAY NIGHT.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(06Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1211 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
 
MVFR TO IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING  
HOURS FOR THIS TAF PERIOD. ABY AND DHN TERMINALS HAVE THE BEST  
CHANCES OF EXPERIENCING DENSE FOG, HOWEVER ALL TERMINALS ARE  
EXPECTED TO HAVE LOWERED VSBYS EXCEPT ECP. FOG SHOULD LIFT BY 14  
OR 15Z BUT, CLOUDY SKIES WILL REMAIN AND SLOWLY BREAK APART. WINDS  
WILL BE LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE EAST/NORTHEAST AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AT TLH AND VLD LATER THIS MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
   
MARINE
 
 
ISSUED AT 130 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
 
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD  
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH NORTHERLY  
FLOW BEHIND IT LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. BORDERLINE CAUTIONARY TO  
ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE IN THE WEEK INTO THE  
WEEKEND.  
 

 
   
FIRE WEATHER
 
 
ISSUED AT 130 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
 
LOW DISPERSIONS DUE TO LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT MIDWEEK WILL BRING FAIR TO GOOD DISPERSIONS  
AND MINIMAL RAINFALL. TEMPS COOL DOWN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.  
 

 
   
HYDROLOGY
 
 
ISSUED AT 130 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
 
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THE SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY  
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND THERE ARE NO FLOODING CONCERNS FOR THE  
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  
 

 
   
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 79 62 77 59 / 20 10 30 30  
PANAMA CITY 77 61 75 57 / 10 20 30 20  
DOTHAN 76 59 76 54 / 10 10 30 20  
ALBANY 76 59 76 54 / 10 10 30 20  
VALDOSTA 79 62 77 58 / 20 10 40 30  
CROSS CITY 81 63 79 60 / 30 20 40 30  
APALACHICOLA 72 62 71 59 / 10 20 40 30  
 

 
   
TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
FL...NONE.  
GA...NONE.  
AL...NONE.  
GM...NONE.  

 
 

 
 
NEAR TERM...MONTGOMERY  
SHORT TERM...DVD  
LONG TERM....DVD  
AVIATION...MONTGOMERY  
MARINE...DVD  
FIRE WEATHER...MONTGOMERY  
HYDROLOGY...DVD  
 
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