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139 FXUS62 KTAE 100535 AFDTAE Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 135 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Through Tonight) Issued at 1135 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 Watching two areas of convection at the moment, one across central Alabama and one further west into central/southern Mississippi and will gradually enter western Alabama. Outflow from earlier storms runs north of Apalachicola northwest into central Alabama. Dewpoints east of this boundary in the low to mid 60s and dewpoints west are in the mid 70s. MLCAPE in the area runs from 1000-2000 J/kg with higher readings further west. Some inhibition east of the outflow and much less further west. The outflow boundary is expected to slowly move back north and east overnight as a mid level disturbance approaches and southerly winds become more dominant ahead of this feature. Assessing the latest CAMs, convection over central Alabama will drift southeast and into our northern counties before 1AM. Some questions on how far south this convection can go into our area before significantly weakening as the atmosphere east of the outflow boundary is more stable. Additional convection may fire into the panhandle in that same timeframe while convection in southern Mississippi/western Alabama races towards the area towards 5AM. These two areas congeal through the night while convection in Texas races along the Gulf coast towards the area in the morning hours. The enhanced risk from SPC remains overnight with destructive winds 70-80+ mph along with tornadoes and large hail. Residents are urged to have several ways to receive warnings, and make sure these devices and means are charged and the volume is up loud as much of this will be occurring at night. These systems have the potential to produce widespread damage along its track. Appears the MCS will push through the area in the morning hours, trends continue to show residual showers and storms develop into the afternoon hours. Flooding may become an issue depending on how the MCS evolves and moves across the area and convection that develops behind the it. Keep pops going further west into the afternoon hours and may have to expand if convection does develop further west into the panhandle. Pops will be winding down Friday night as a cold front moves through. Highs will be in the 80s today and lows tonight will fall in the low 60s. Dewpoints fall into the mid 50s behind the front so it will feel like a crisp morning into Saturday morning. && .SHORT TERM... (Saturday through Sunday Night) Issued at 225 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 No weather concerns during this time frame for any severe weather recovery efforts. No precipitation is expected on Saturday and Sunday with a cooler and drier air mass compared to earlier in the week. It will be mostly sunny on Saturday with an increase in mid and high level cloudiness on Sunday. Highs both days in the low to mid-80s and lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Much lower dew points will make for a comfortable air mass this weekend. Winds will generally be around 10 mph. && .LONG TERM... (Monday through Wednesday) Issued at 225 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 On Monday another shortwave looks to move across the northern Gulf states with our region possibly being impacted on Tuesday as winds turn to being southeasterly. With this shortwave possibly moving overhead, a stationary boundary to our south, left behind from the previous system, and a low-level wind field again around 30-45 kts, the potential for severe is once again present. We`ll have to see how this progresses over the next few days to have better confidence, be sure to come back for updates. Expect relatively cooler temps to what we`ve been experiencing as of late. Daytime highs will generally be in the low to mid 80s with overnight lows generally in the upper 50s to mid 60s until Tuesday morning. Beyond Tuesday morning, overnight lows look to rebound into the mid and upper 60s. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 131 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 Clusters of storms are currently moving through southwest Georgia with a more intense line moving into southern Alabama. This area will move eastward and pose a damaging wind threat, along with some hail and isolated tornadoes. Kept the timing of TSRA and strong wind gusts as is from the previous TAFs and will amend as needed. Cigs will lower to MVFR/IFR overnight with vsby restrictions primarily underneath heavier convection. All and all, poor flying conditions through the afternoon hours until the convection passes to the east. && .MARINE... Issued at 225 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 An Atlantic ridge axis across the southern Florida Peninsula will retreat southward tonight. A cold front will slowly approach from the north on Friday, preceded by strong to severe thunderstorms over the waters. Cautionary conditions could be possible Friday. The front will limp across the waters on Friday night. It will be followed by moderate to occasionally fresh northerly breezes on Saturday morning. Surface high pressure over the southern Plains on Saturday will move across the Southeast States on Sunday, causing winds to clock around. High pressure will move east into the Atlantic on Monday, brining a return to south-southeasterly flow. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 225 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 Multiple rounds of wetting rains and severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through Friday morning. The first round is this afternoon through the evening hours where all modes of severe weather are possible. Outside of storms, high dispersions are still likely for the rest of this afternoon for areas along the I-10/I-75 Corridor in the FL Big Bend. The second round of storms is expected during the morning hours on Friday. By the afternoon, showers and thunderstorms are expected to have cleared the CWA with fair dispersions behind the storms. Elevated dispersions will be just behind the front, possibly clipping our northwestern-most counties in SE Alabama Friday afternoon. Fair to moderate dispersions are expected for the rest of the period. Following Friday`s cold front, winds will shift to be northerly, with transwinds at about 10-15 mph. Temperatures will be briefly cooler with MinRH in the mid-30s% to around 40%. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 225 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 A slight risk of excessive rainfall exists along and north of I-10 today and tonight (SE AL, SW GA, and portions of the FL counties), with a marginal risk for most of the area on Friday as a frontal system looks to push through the region. The primary risk here being torrential downpours or training within any thunderstorm(s) leading to a localized flash flooding risk. Otherwise, area rivers are expected to remain below flood stage. In the extended period the WPC is forecasting 3-5 inches by midweek next week. This could introduce some riverine concerns, however, it`s too far out to say with any degree of confidence. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is requested. Spotters should safely report significant weather conditions and/or damage by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Tallahassee 63 84 62 85 / 10 0 0 0 Panama City 65 83 65 84 / 0 0 0 0 Dothan 60 81 60 82 / 0 0 0 0 Albany 59 81 58 83 / 0 0 0 0 Valdosta 62 82 60 84 / 10 0 0 0 Cross City 65 86 60 86 / 30 0 0 0 Apalachicola 67 82 66 81 / 10 0 0 0 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...High Rip Current Risk through Saturday morning for FLZ108-112- 114-115. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...Scholl SHORT TERM...LF LONG TERM....Oliver AVIATION...Scholl MARINE...Oliver FIRE WEATHER...Montgomery HYDROLOGY...Oliver