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000 FXUS62 KTAE 301312 AFDTAE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 912 AM EDT THU OCT 30 2008 .DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES INCREASING TO AROUND 70 DEGREES WILL BE EXPECTED TODAY. THE EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA RANGED FROM AROUND 33 TO 40 DEGREES. THE TLH AND CTY (CROSS CITY) SITES RECORDED THE LOWER END OF THIS RANGE. THE MORNING SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NORTH OF THE AREA WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE REGION TO THE LA COAST AND BEYOND. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH THE DAY. THE 12Z TAE SOUNDING IS VERY DRY THROUGH THE VERTICAL PROFILE WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS EXTENDING UP TO AROUND 5KFT...THEN BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS. NO MAJOR UPDATES TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST PACKAGE ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .AVIATION...UNLIMITED CIGS AND VIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 KT. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY... CALHOUN...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES... INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON... LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN...DIXIE...FRANKLIN... GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON... JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR... WAKULLA...WASHINGTON. GM...NONE. && $$ DISCUSSION...GIBBS AVIATION...FOURNIER