gale force winds
Posted: November 30th, 2009, 8:32 am
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NWS Forecast
FZUS52 KTAE 300911
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
411 AM EST MON NOV 30 2009
GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER
TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM
GMZ700-301700-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM
411 AM EST MON NOV 30 2009
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATER TODAY
AND MOVE INTO THE MARINE AREA LATER TONIGHT. AS THIS COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD TO
CAUTIONARY LEVELS. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF
THE MARINE AREA ON TUESDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO LIFT BACK
NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO.
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY AND
REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BY TUESDAY EVENING. CONFIDENCE
IS INCREASING IN GALE FORCE CONDITIONS AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
NEARS THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE WEST EARLY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THESE GALE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
BEFORE SUBSIDING BACK TO ADVISORY CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY MORNING.
NEEDLESS TO SAY...SEAS DURING THIS GALE EVENT COULD BE ESPECIALLY
HIGH...EVEN NEAR THE COAST DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF
THE LOW PRESSURE AREA.
GMZ750-770-301700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
411 AM EST MON NOV 30 2009
...SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20
KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4
FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP INCREASING TO
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 4 TO 6 FEET FURTHER
OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AROUND 20
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 4 TO 6
FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO CHOPPY.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FEET NEAR THE COAST...7 TO 10 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE...BUILDING TO
8 TO 11 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND 12 TO 15 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WIND 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET NEAR THE COAST...14
TO 19 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. NUMEROUS
TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FEET NEAR SHORE...12 TO 16 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FEET NEAR SHORE...8 TO 11 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...ENDING WITH THE NORTHWEST WIND SHIFT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE...6 TO 9
FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE...5 TO
8 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO
CHOPPY DECREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
NEAR SHORE...5 TO 7 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP TO CHOPPY.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE...4 TO 6 FEET
FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO CHOPPY DECREASING
TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
NWS Forecast
FZUS52 KTAE 300911
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
411 AM EST MON NOV 30 2009
GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER
TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM
GMZ700-301700-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM
411 AM EST MON NOV 30 2009
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATER TODAY
AND MOVE INTO THE MARINE AREA LATER TONIGHT. AS THIS COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD TO
CAUTIONARY LEVELS. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF
THE MARINE AREA ON TUESDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO LIFT BACK
NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO.
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY AND
REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BY TUESDAY EVENING. CONFIDENCE
IS INCREASING IN GALE FORCE CONDITIONS AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
NEARS THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE WEST EARLY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THESE GALE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
BEFORE SUBSIDING BACK TO ADVISORY CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY MORNING.
NEEDLESS TO SAY...SEAS DURING THIS GALE EVENT COULD BE ESPECIALLY
HIGH...EVEN NEAR THE COAST DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF
THE LOW PRESSURE AREA.
GMZ750-770-301700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
411 AM EST MON NOV 30 2009
...SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20
KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4
FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP INCREASING TO
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 4 TO 6 FEET FURTHER
OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AROUND 20
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 4 TO 6
FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO CHOPPY.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FEET NEAR THE COAST...7 TO 10 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE...BUILDING TO
8 TO 11 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND 12 TO 15 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WIND 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET NEAR THE COAST...14
TO 19 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. NUMEROUS
TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FEET NEAR SHORE...12 TO 16 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FEET NEAR SHORE...8 TO 11 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...ENDING WITH THE NORTHWEST WIND SHIFT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE...6 TO 9
FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE...5 TO
8 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO
CHOPPY DECREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
NEAR SHORE...5 TO 7 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP TO CHOPPY.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE...4 TO 6 FEET
FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO CHOPPY DECREASING
TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
