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000 FXUS62 KTAE 291312 AFDTAE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 912 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 .DISCUSSION... THE 10 UTC REGIONAL SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COVERED BY A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE...WITH A 1031 MB CENTER ALONG THE LA-MS BORDER. VAPOR IMAGERY AND THE 12 UTC KTAE RAOB SHOWED THAT THE LOCAL AIRMASS REMAINED VERY DRY. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT SET A NEW RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AT 29 DEGREES. THE APALACHICOLA AIRPORT SET A DAILY RECORD OF 34 DEGREES. WE EXPECT ANOTHER NIGHT OF FROST AND NEAR-FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. THE EARLY MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE LOOKS FINE SO NO CHANGES ARE PLANNED. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONALLY...WITH THE RIDGE AXIS IN PLACE EXPECT THE NORTHERLY WINDS TO BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN TUESDAY. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY 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. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN... DIXIE...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY... MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON. GM...NONE. && $$ AVIATION...GIBBS REST OF DISCUSSION...FOURNIER