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091 FXUS62 KTAE 130128 AFDTAE Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 928 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 ...New UPDATE... .UPDATE... Issued at 927 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 Only minor adjustments have been made to the forecast. Otherwise, everything seems on track for tonight. && .NEAR TERM... (Through Sunday) Issued at 143 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 An upper level high pressure system across the Gulf continues to nose in across the CWA, and will continue to do so throughout the weekend. This is likely why the coverage of isolated showers and thunderstorms have been confined to the coastal counties thus far. However, additional inland shower and thunderstorms later this aftn/early evening can not be ruled out, given PWATS of near 2.0 inches coupled with daytime destabilization. As such, lightning, brief downpours and gusty winds will be the main threats. A similar set up is expected for Sunday, with aftn showers and thunderstorms being a possibility once again. The main concern as we head into the latter-half of the weekend will be heat advisory concerns. Model guidance hint at max Apparent Temps nearing advisory criteria more so across the southern zones on Sunday. If outdoors, it is highly encouraged to follow a few heat safety rules such as maintaining hydration, cooling off in the shade and wearing light- colored clothing. && .SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM... (Sunday night through Friday) Main concerns will be the potential for hazardous heat on Monday and Tuesday, followed by an increasingly wet pattern by midweek. Early in the week, northerly flow in the 1000-700 hPa layer will tend to supress PoPs below average on Monday with the seabreeze pinned closer to the coast, then returning to near average on Tuesday as PWATs increase to the ~75th percentile of climatology. With highs in the middle to upper 90s, even blending in lower dew points to account for turbulent mixing during the afternoons and evenings, heat indices/apparent temperatures may rise to advisory levels (108-112F); areas favored for this are generally south of the Route 84 corridor. There is a 60% chance that we will reach heat advisory criteria on Monday/Tuesday. NHC is monitoring a disturbance near the Bahamas that is expected to move westward into the Gulf by the middle of next week. The chance of formation beyond 48 hours and out to day 7 is 20%. Main concern at this time is increased rain chances across the region Wednesday through Friday, when PoPs return to above average. This will also cool temperatures and keep heat indices/apparent temperatures below advisory thresholds between Wednesday and Friday. Went below guidance on PoPs thru the period, which has been biased high even during the wetter regimes, especially early in the week. && .LONG TERM... && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 809 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 Outside of convection, VFR through the period. Storms should wind down over the next several hours with clearing skies overnight. Sunday, a typical summertime regime of convection will set up in the afternoon with the better chances from ECP and TLH with lower chances north and across the other TAF sites. && .MARINE... Issued at 143 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 The coastal waters will be under the influence of subtropical high pressure through this weekend with southwest winds maximizing near the coast with the daily seabreeze. Shower and thunderstorm chances will be greatest during the morning hours through early next week, with waterspouts possible, especially Sunday morning. Winds clock around to northwest Sunday night into Monday. As a disturbance in the form of a weak trough of low pressure crosses the waters Tuesday through Thursday, winds clock around northeast to southerly. The chance that this disturbance develops into a tropical or subtropical cyclone is 20% through day 7. The main concern at this time is increased chances of showers and thunderstorms, which may lead to locally higher winds and seas. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 143 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 An upper level ridge across the Gulf will continue to nose in across the region throughout the rest of the weekend, resulting in slightly lowered relative humidities. However, minimum relative humidity values will still remain above 40 percent, and good dispersions expected /especially across GA/ will result in low fire weather concerns at this time. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 143 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 Rainfall chances near average through early next week, then above average during the middle of next week as a trough of low pressure moves into the Gulf. The main concerns will be minor flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas in association with diurnally driven thunderstorms. By next weekend, anomalously high moisture and a nearby boundary may increase the flash flood risk, although details at this time range remain highly uncertain. && .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 76 96 77 98 / 10 60 10 50 Panama City 79 93 79 95 / 10 50 10 30 Dothan 74 96 75 98 / 10 30 10 30 Albany 75 97 76 99 / 10 20 10 30 Valdosta 75 98 76 99 / 10 30 20 50 Cross City 76 95 76 96 / 20 60 20 60 Apalachicola 78 91 79 93 / 10 50 20 40 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...Bowser SHORT TERM...LF LONG TERM....LF AVIATION...Scholl MARINE...LF FIRE WEATHER...Bowser HYDROLOGY...LF