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000 FXUS62 KTAE 150152 AFDTAE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 952 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .UPDATE...THE EVENING SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED A HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NORTHEAST OF THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE REGION. RELATIVE DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW SOUTH OF THE RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE 00Z TAE SOUNDING SHOWED DEEP EASTERLY FLOW WITH A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AROUND 850 MB. THE GRADIENT HAS WEAKENED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED HIGH CONTINUES TO SHIFT SOUTH. AS A RESULT...THE WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS AND THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED. OTHERWISE...THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK AND NO OTHER UPDATES ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. && .AVIATION...EASTERLY WIND FLOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS AREA. 00Z SOUNDING SHOWED QUITE DRY COLUMN OF AIR AND LOW STRATOCU CLOUDS HAVE ALL BUT DISAPPEARED OVER OUR AREA. ONLY A TOUCH OF LIGHT FOG POSSIBLE IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS WITH MVFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER INLAND AREAS. NO RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF... HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE... LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON. GM...NONE. && $$ UPDATE...GIBBS AVIATION...GOREE