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000 FXUS62 KTAE 161237 AFDTAE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 840 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .DISCUSSION/AVIATION...AN AREA OF PATCHY DENSE FOG AND LOW CIGS HAS FORMED ACROSS MUCH OF NE FL AND SE GA EARLY THIS MORNING AS WAS EXPECTED...AND ITS WESTERN PERIPHERY IS REACHING INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA WITH 1/4SM VIS NOW REPORTED AT BOTH VLD AND MGR. WITH THE 1ST DECENT VIS SAT IMAGE (1215 UTC) STILL FAIRLY DARK...IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE EXACTLY HOW THICK THE FOG AND CIGS ARE...BUT JUDGING BY THE 11-3.9 MICRON IMAGERY DURING THE PAST 2 HRS...IT APPEARS FAIRLY SHALLOW. SOME LIGHT GROUND FOG DID MAKE IT AS FAR WEST AS TLH...BUT THE MORNING SUN WILL PUT A QUICK END TO IT. ONCE EVERYTHING BURNS OFF LATER THIS MORNING...STILL EXPECT A MOSTLY SUNNY AND VERY WARM DAY WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPS ACROSS THE REGION. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...THERE WAS A SHORT DURATION EASTERLY SURGE OVERNIGHT WHICH HAS TEMPORARILY BUMPED THE SEAS UP TO 4 FEET AT BUOY 42036...BUT EXPECT A QUICK DOWNWARD TREND BY LATE MORNING. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...RED FLAG WARNING 18-22Z TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: DIXIE...LAFAYETTE...MADISON AND TAYLOR. GM...NONE. && $$ GOULD