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FXUS62 KTAE 270035
AFDTAE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
740 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...BETWEEN 640 AND 645 PM EST...WE WERE TREATED TO A
MAGNIFICENT VIEW OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE AND INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION FROM THE TOP OF THE NEW LOVE BUILDING ROOF HERE AT THE NWS
AND FSU COLLOCATED FACILITY...AS THEY PASSED THROUGH AT A VERY
VIEWABLE ANGLE...EVEN SHINING BRIGHTER FOR A TIME IN THE CLEAR AND
COOL NIGHTTIME SKY THAN SOME OF THE ADJACENT STARS. ONCE THEY BOTH
MOVED ON THROUGH THEIR ORBIT...HOWEVER...THEIR VISIBILITY WAS
QUICKLY LOST...BUT CREATED QUITE A MEMORY FOR YEARS TO COME. AS FOR
THE WEATHER...THE WELL ADVERTISED VERY COOL AND DRY AIR IS WELL ON
ITS WAY THIS EVENING ON GENERALLY LIGHT BUT STEADY NW WINDS. AS OF
700 PM EST...TEMPS HAVE ALREADY DROPPED INTO THE MID 40S TO MID 50S
DEPENDING ON LOCATION AND WIND STRENGTH...SO THE MAIN REMAINING FCST
CHALLENGE FOR TONIGHT WILL BE OVERNIGHT LOWS. AS OF THIS EVENING...
BASED OF ALL OF THE LATEST 18 UTC GUIDANCE...DO NOT YET BELIEVE ANY
LOCATIONS WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING...SO WILL MAKE SOME MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE T AND MIN T GRIDS TONIGHT TO BUMP THEM UP JUST A
TAD...ESPECIALLY OVER SE AL. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...WINDS AND
SEAS ARE CONTINUING TO GRADUALLY INCREASE WITH WINDS JUST ABOUT AT
THE FCST SCA LEVELS. SEAS AT THE BUOYS...HOWEVER...ARE STILL JUST
BELOW 5 FEET...SO WILL PLAN ON SEGMENTING THE 00 TO 06 UTC
WAVEHEIGHT GRID AND LOWER THE 00 TO 03 UTC TIME FAME TO MATCH THE
CURRENT OBS. AM NOT SURE WE WILL QUITE GET TO 8 FT OVERNIGHT AS
FCST...BUT WILL LEAVE IT IN FOR NOW...EXCEPT WILL CUT IT BACK TO A 3
HR WINDOW FROM 06 TO 09 UTC.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
WINDS WILL DECREASE BUT LIKELY NOT GO CALM TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH A FEW CI MOVING IN FROM
THE WEST LATE IN THE DAY.

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

AL...NONE.

GA...NONE.

FL...RED FLAG WARNING 18-23Z FRIDAY ALL ZONES.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALL BUT GULF AND FRANKLIN
     COUNTIES.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH 7 AM EST FRI ALL ZONES.

&&

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GOULD/GODSEY