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000 FXUS62 KTAE 151236 AFDTAE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 850 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .DISCUSSION...THE PERSISTENT SFC RIDGE TO OUR N REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE CWA AS IT SLOWLY HEADS OFF TO THE SOUTH AND GRADUALLY WEAKENS. SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLEAR ACROSS THE CWA THIS MORNING WITH JUST A FEW PATCHES OF VERY LIGHT FOG (5-6SM VIS). OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...CAUTIONARY CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH E WINDS STILL IN THE 15 TO 20 KT RANGE AND 5 FT SEAS OFFSHORE...BUT EXPECT A STEADY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND MAY BE ABLE TO DROP THE SCEC HEADLINE ON THE MORNING UPDATE. && .AVIATION...FR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING GIVING WAY TO A FEW-SCT CU FIELD DURING THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FROM KPFN TO KTLH AND KVLD. SKIES CLEAR ONCE AGAIN WITH THE SETTING OF THE SUN THIS EVENING. GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN SHOWING SOME AREAS OF MVFR VIS RESTRICTIONS WITH LATE NIGHT RADIATION FOG. CURRENT TAFS SHOWING 4-5SM AT ALL TERMINALS OUTSIDE OF KPFN. WILL RE-EVALUATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. OTHER THAN THE BRIEF FOG EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. && .FIRE WX...WILL BE MONITORING CONDITIONS CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN CASE THE RED FLAG WARNING NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED OVER PARTS OF THE FL BIG BEND OR PANHANDLE. .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...RED FLAG WARNING 18-22Z FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: GADSDEN...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...LEON. GM...NONE. && $$ GOULD/MROCZKA