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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1159 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 1153 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

- Hazardous marine conditions for small craft will continue
  through this morning. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for
  the Gulf waters from the Okaloosa-Walton County line to the
  Suwanee River out to 60 Nautical Miles.

- A high risk of rip currents will impact all local beaches today.
  Residents and visitors should heed the beach flags.

- Warm and dry conditions are expected Christmas week with
  temperatures running consistently 5-10 degrees above normal. In
  late December, normal lows are around 40-45 degrees, and normal
  highs are in the mid 60s.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 847 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

Dew points are crashing behind the front and were updated so
that RH values better reflect reality through this afternoon.

&&

.SHORT TERM & LONG TERM...
(Today through Christmas Day)
Issued at 1251 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

A cold front is approaching the I-65 corridor early this morning.
Along the front, a few showers are ongoing, but not expected to
persist. Cooler, drier air will gradually filter in behind the
front. Highs will be in the upper 50s across the Wiregrass to the
lower 70s in the southeast Big Bend. High pressure moves nearly
directly overhead tonight, leading to nearly ideal radiational
cooling. Thus, went closer to MOS guidance for low with low to mid
30s for nearly all areas with upper 30s to near 40 along the
beaches. There is a medium (40-50%) chance of a light freeze in the
Chattahoochee and Flint Valleys.

Beyond Friday, zonal flow prevails aloft through the weekend before
ridging builds in from the west. A shortwave well to our north of
Sunday may push a weak backdoor front toward our area, but this will
provide little change in our sensible weather outside of an uptick
in winds and slightly cooler temperatures on Monday. Highs over the
weekend will be in the mid 60s to lower 70s. There`s one more shot
at radiational cooling Saturday night, mainly east of the Flint and
Apalachicola Rivers with lows ranging from the upper 30s to lower
40s east to the lower to mid 40s west. Lows moderate further Sunday
night with widespread 40s.

As anomalously strong ridging builds over the central and eastern
US, there is high confidence that we remain warm and dry all the way
through at least Christmas. From Tuesday onward, daytime highs will
reach the mid 70s with lows in the 40s and 50s.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1153 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

Mostly clear skies and northwesterly winds around 10 knots are
forecast today. Winds calm down tonight then veer around to the
east on Saturday.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 847 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

Small Craft Advisories continue for the Gulf waters west of
Apalachicola through the morning and have been issued for the
waters east of Apalachicola through the morning based on the
latest observations and guidance.

FROM THE CWF SYNOPSIS...
Fresh to strong northwesterly breezes will subside this afternoon
into tonight. Seas will also subside into tonight over our
waters. Winds become light out of the east to southeast Saturday
as high pressure moves overhead. A weak backdoor front moves in
from the northeast on Sunday with moderate to fresh easterly
breezes in its wake Sunday night into Monday. Winds may approach
advisory-level over portions of the northeastern Gulf waters on
Monday.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 1251 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

A cold front will move through the area through early afternoon.
Transport winds become northwesterly to northerly at 10-20 mph
behind the front today. Dispersions area wide will be good this
afternoon with min RH values in the upper 30s. High pressure slides
overhead tonight into Saturday, leading to light east to southeast
transport winds and low mixing heights. Thus, Saturday`s dispersions
will be poor. Min RH values will be lower Saturday as well, dropping
into the upper 20s to low 30s. A weak backdoor front moves into the
area Sunday with winds increasing slightly out of the northeast,
slightly higher dispersions, and an uptick in RH.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 1251 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

Rainfall is not expected for the next 7 days. Most areas saw less
than half an inch of rain from Thursday`s rain, though isolated
pockets got up to an inch. Some improvement in drought occurred
across the area in the latest drought monitor, though severe to
extreme drought persists for much of the forecast area. For more
information on local impacts from drought, please visit
www.weather.gov/tae/LocalDrought.

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always
encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they
occur by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Tallahassee   65  36  66  40 /   0   0   0   0
Panama City   64  41  65  46 /   0   0   0   0
Dothan        59  35  64  40 /   0   0   0   0
Albany        61  33  64  38 /   0   0   0   0
Valdosta      67  35  66  38 /  10   0   0   0
Cross City    72  37  70  41 /   0   0   0   0
Apalachicola  65  43  62  47 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for FLZ108-112-114-
     115.

GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 1 PM EST /noon CST/ this afternoon
     for GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Young
LONG TERM....Young
AVIATION...LF
MARINE...Young/LF
FIRE WEATHER...Young
HYDROLOGY...Young