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FXUS62 KTAE 220924
AFDTAE

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
424 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER, HYDROLOGY...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 355 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

 - Dense fog across the FL Big Bend will have impacts to travel
   through mid morning.

 - Drought persists and/or worsens with little to no rain and
   unseasonably warm temperatures expected through early next
   week.

 - There is a low to medium (20-40%) chance for rain Wednesday.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today and Tonight)
Issued at 355 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

A weak cold front looks to move across the region today, minimal
upper-level forcing will prevent this front from being anything more
than pop-up showers as it moves across the region. Dense fog across
the FL Big Bend this morning will gradually lift after sunrise.
Winds shift to being out of the southwest today to being out of the
northwest tonight behind the cold front. This will lead to drier air
moving into the region overnight.

Expect daytime highs generally in the low to mid 80s today with
overnight lows generally in the mid to upper 50s.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday through Friday)
Issued at 355 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

Behind the cold front expect dry conditions through midweek,
before the next cold front looks to approach the region from the
west. Models are in agreement that a trough will move across the
southeast Wednesday into Thursday. However, similar to this
weekend`s shortwave, forcing for ascent from PVA will be minimal.
Forcing may primarily come from being under the right entrance
region of the upper-level jet streak. It`s still fairly uncertain
how widespread precip coverage will be, but current guidance
favors less than half an inch of rainfall. Make sure to come back
for updates.

Expect daytime highs to generally be in the upper 70s to low 80s
until the mid-week cold front moves through. By Friday daytime highs
dip into the low to mid 60s. A similar trend in the overnight lows
with temps initially in the 50s dipping into the upper 30s to mid
40s by Friday morning.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1246 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

Terminals ECP/TLH/VLD have all been bouncing around between IFR
and LIFR vsbys and cigs. Fog at these terminals could be dense at
times, but there`s low confidence in prevailing vsbys under 1SM.
Further north, at DHN and ABY conditions have so far been between
VFR and MVFR, but over the next few hours cigs are expected to
lower between IFR and MVFR. Conditions will gradually improve
after sunrise as a cold front sweeps across the region throughout
today. As a result, MVFR cigs may stick around a bit longer into
the afternoon hours.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 355 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

Light to gentle southwesterly breezes will continue through this
morning before turning westerly to northwesterly this afternoon into
tonight following a cold front. Winds will gradually shift out of
the east by Monday then southerly and increasing to moderate on
Tuesday ahead of the next cold front. Seas remain favorable at
around 1 to 3 feet.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 355 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

Southwesterly Transport Winds turn more westerly throughout today as
a cold front clears the area. An isolated shower or two is possible
along the front as it moves from northwest to southeast across the
region this afternoon. Mixing heights of 3-4k ft are forecast this
afternoon before increasing to 4-5k ft behind the cold front Sunday
afternoon. MinRH values of 50-60 percent are forecast this afternoon
before dropping to between 35-45 percent Sunday and Monday
afternoons.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 355 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

Rainfall amounts across the region will generally be around half an
inch or less over the next week. Thus, drought conditions will
therefore persist and/or worsen across much of the Tri-State area.

As of Thursday, November 19, 2025, the US Drought Monitor now has
the area around the Florida-Georgia state line outlined in
Exceptional Drought (D4), which is the highest category on the
drought monitor. This is the first time since the 2011-2012 winter
that any part of our area of responsibility has been outlined in
Exceptional Drought.

For more information on local impacts from drought, please visit
www.weather.gov/LocalDrought.

&&

.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   82  63  80  54 /  10   0   0   0
Panama City   78  63  78  55 /  10  10   0   0
Dothan        83  57  76  49 /  10  10   0   0
Albany        82  58  78  50 /  10  10   0   0
Valdosta      82  61  80  52 /  10  10   0   0
Cross City    80  62  83  54 /   0   0   0   0
Apalachicola  76  64  76  58 /  10   0   0   0

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Dense Fog Advisory until 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ this morning for
     FLZ013-016-017-027-326-426.

     High Rip Current Risk from 1 PM EST /noon CST/ this afternoon
     through Sunday morning for FLZ108-112-114.

GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Oliver
LONG TERM....Oliver
AVIATION...Oliver
MARINE...Oliver
FIRE WEATHER...Oliver
HYDROLOGY...Oliver