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FXUS62 KTAE 301740
AFDTAE
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
140 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 132 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK, WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
RUNNING 3-7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL OVER INLAND AREAS. THERE IS A
LOW CHANCE OF PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES EXCEEDING 107F FROM THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.
- DAILY CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEK. THE HIGHEST CHANCES ARE EXPECTED BE ACROSS FLORIDA
WITH LOWER CHANCES FARTHER NORTH.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 249 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
FOR TODAY, THE WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF SOUTHWEST OF OUR
AREA WILL MOVE FURTHER WEST-SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM OUR REGION. A
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE COASTAL CAROLINAS ACROSS
GEORGIA AND INTO ALABAMA. IN RESPONSE, OUR LOW-MID LEVEL FLOW WILL
SLOWLY BACK FROM SOUTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY. THIS PATTERN WILL
FAVOR MORNING CONVECTION ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST AND AFTERNOON
CONVECTION ALONG THE SEABREEZE OVER THE INLAND PANHANDLE.
BY THIS EVENING, EASTERLY FLOW MAY ALLOW FOR THE ARRIVAL OF
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING WESTWARD FROM THE
ATLANTIC SEABREEZE, MAINLY FOR AREAS EAST OF THE APALACHICOLA AND
FLINT RIVERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REACH THE LOWER 90S TODAY WITH
OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S TONIGHT.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 249 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MIGRATE EAST TO THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY AND THE CAROLINAS THIS WEEK BEFORE RETROGRADING BACK
TOWARD THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY NEXT WEEKEND. THIS WILL ANCHOR A
LATE SEASON HEAT WAVE TO OUR NORTH, WITH THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF
THE HEAT WAVE OVERSPREADING OUR REGION. BY MID TO LATE WEEK,
TEMPERATURES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR ARE FORECAST TO
REACH THE MID 90S EACH AFTERNOON, AMOUNTING TO VALUES ABOUT 4-7
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER.
IN THIS SUMMER PATTERN, THE HIGHEST SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES EACH
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS OUR FLORIDA COUNTIES WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER MOISTURE, FURTHER PROXIMITY FROM THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING TO THE NORTH, AND THE PRESENCE OF THE SEABREEZE. IN
ADDITION, DEEP EASTERLY FLOW MAY SUPPORT POST-SUNSET CONVECTION
EAST OF THE APALACHICOLA AND FLINT RIVERS ON A FEW EVENINGS,
STEMMING ULTIMATELY FROM THE EVENING ARRIVAL OF ATLANTIC SEABREEZE
ACTIVITY.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 132 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH
ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. BRIEF
MVFR/IFR RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY STORM ACTIVITY. FOR
TONIGHT, EASTERLY FLOW COULD BRING LOW STRATUS TO IFR/LIFR LEVELS
ACROSS VLD, AND POSSIBLY AS FAR WEST AS TLH/ABY AROUND SUNRISE.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 249 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
EASTERLY PREVAILING WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY. A WEAK AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA WILL EXIT WESTWARD, AND A
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE CAROLINAS TO ALABAMA.
GENTLE EASTERLY BREEZES WILL THEN PREVAIL TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY, BRIEFLY INCREASING EACH NIGHT DURING THE NOCTURNAL SURGE
THAT IS COMMON IN EASTERLY FLOW.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 249 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP EARLY IN THE COMING
WORK WEEK AND PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE GREATEST
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WILL FAVOR OUR ALABAMA AND GEORGIA
DISTRICTS. A SUFFICIENTLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL KEEP
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST EACH DAY. OF
COURSE, STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SUDDEN STRONG GUSTY WINDS,
FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND WETTING RAINS.
HYDROLOGY
ISSUED AT 249 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
A TYPICAL SUMMER THREAT OF SHORT-LIVED RUNOFF ISSUES BENEATH
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NO
RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 7 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 73 93 74 93 / 30 40 30 40
PANAMA CITY 75 91 75 92 / 30 60 20 60
DOTHAN 73 93 73 94 / 20 20 10 20
ALBANY 73 93 73 94 / 20 20 10 10
VALDOSTA 72 93 73 93 / 30 50 30 50
CROSS CITY 73 93 73 92 / 40 70 30 80
APALACHICOLA 77 87 77 88 / 40 50 40 50
TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR FLZ108.
GA...NONE.
AL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...DVD
LONG TERM....DVD
AVIATION...DOBBS
MARINE...DVD
FIRE WEATHER...DVD
HYDROLOGY...DVD
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