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000 FXUS62 KTAE 141429 AFDTAE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1030 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .DISCUSSION...JUST FINISHED AWIPS BUILD OB8.3.1...SO WILL NEED TO KEEP THIS VERY BRIEF. STRONG SFC RIDGING TO OUR NE REMAINS IN CONTROL WITH STEADY E-NE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. A PATCH OF LOW CLOUDS IS STILL LINGERING ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE CWA AS OF 10 AM EDT...BUT THIS SHOULD CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY LIFT AND BURN OFF AS IT HEADS WESTWARD. OTHERWISE...EXPECT A PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM AFTERNOON. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...STRONG SCA CONDITIONS CONTINUE SO CURRENT PACKAGE LOOKS GOOD. && .AVIATION...ONCE THE REMAINING IFR/MVFR CIGS LIFT AT TLH...VLD...AND DHN...PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN TO ALL OF THE TAF SITES. MAY SEE SOME CIG AND POSSIBLY MINOR VIS RESTRICTIONS RETURN TO SOME OF THE LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT...SO WILL RE-EVALUATE ON THE NEXT PACKAGE. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING ALL ZONES. && $$ GOULD