Sunday, October 20, 2024

A Calm Forecast Tempered By a Heavy Heart

Monday (High 80, Low 43): Sunny.

Tuesday (High 80, Low 46): Sunny.

Wednesday (High 81, Low 49): Mostly sunny.

Thursday (High 79, Low 52): Mostly sunny.

Friday (High 78, Low 47): Sunny.

Saturday (High 79, Low 48): Sunny.

Sunday (High 80, Low 50): Sunny.

It was a sunny day in Cullman with a High of 75 and a Low of 41. 

The reason I'm posting something tonight is that I've learned of the death of Brett Elmore, the owner of WJLX 101.5 FM in Jasper. I found out nearly a week late, in a roundabout way. I usually listen to that station once a week, their Sunday night show, Coyote J's Cemetery of Rock. I noticed that show didn't come on today. And then I did something I almost never do, checked the station's Facebook page. I quit FB years ago, but you can still look at some pages without an account. And I am still sort of in shock. I only knew Mr. Elmore casually, but the interactions with him I remember were good ones. I loved what he was doing with that station. And it turns out tonight was the night they had a Celebration of Life party for him. It sounds like he died suddenly on the 14th, so that was this past Monday. And he was only 41 years old. I just thought I would take the time to express sadness and condolences to his friends and family. And say that I thought he was a great guy. I am still sort of reeling from the news. 

So before we get into the weather, here is a good story that CBS-42 in Birmingham posted about Brett's untimely passing. And here is a tribute they did to him on the Bama Tailgate show

By the way, the only reason I didn't listen to the radio station all the time was that they pretty much cut off the music at the year 2000. I listen to a mix of classic and new rock. So I listened more to the local station Live 95 in Cullman owned by Jay Fuller. But I also love that Jasper station, and if I was living down there again, that would be my #1 station. I really loved what Brett Elmore was doing in trying to preserve the tradition of radio, the way it should be done. There are real personalities behind the voices on the air on that station. His voice will certainly be missed . . . a lot. 

It's been a tough year with regard to the grim reaper. There was an evening two people in my family had a close call with two different tornadoes, both stronger than average (rated E/F-3 and E/F-2), but they made it, weren't even hurt, not even any damage. Just a close call . . . in one case the tornado passed only a mile away, or may have been less than a full mile. And then a few months later, a cousin of mine committed suicide. (I know you're supposed to say "died by suicide" these days, but I don't care. I'll call it what it really is. It is a tragic decision.) And now one of the people I really looked up to in radio is gone all of a sudden. And . . . I'm just not feeling too eloquent about it. 

Since he and the DJ he brought out of retirement (Coyote Calhoun) on WJLX 101.5 FM were both known for a great sense of humor, I guess I'll close my sappiness here by saying that maybe at least now he knows whatever happened to their radio tower. I joked at the time that it was abducted by aliens, because the mystery still has not been solved as to how it was stolen. (I assume it was. Those things don't just disappear. You'd have to at least bring in David Copperfield to vanish something that big.) And the story was carried prominently on Coast to Coast AM, Art Bell's old show that is now hosted by George Noory. Betty White used to say that whenever somebody she knew died, she would say, "Now they know." They understood what life had been all about. I remember thinking when she passed away, "Now she knows." And so I guess I'll say Godspeed to this man who did such great things in local radio; now he knows. The rest of us still wonder what happened to that radio tower, as we wonder about so many other things that don't make a whole lot of sense. 

In all seriousness, I'm glad his friends are carrying on that station the way he would have wanted, as they mentioned on the Facebook page as I was skimming it. And I guess I'll remind my more serious readers of something Carl Jung said, when giving his reasons he believed there was life after death. He probably said it more eloquently than I'm remembering, but he said that death was a terrible blow and that there was no sense in pretending otherwise. Everybody who knew Brett Elmore, even as casually as I did, is going to miss him. That's just the way it is. It's rough to lose people. 

Oddly enough, I was reading a short story tonight that was largely a meditation on death, before I found this news. But as one preacher-man from Winston County once said, if you talk about death too long, "you'll clean a house out!" So I'm going to get on to the weather. 

But I really do find it sad. And this is one time I don't care if people think I'm being too much of a bleeding heart or whatever. This is a heartbreaker. 

And that's the best I've got, just writing off the top of my head, when the reality has yet to fully sink in. 

I guess I could encourage people to check out that radio station if you don't already know how good it is. It is about as fine a classic rock station as you'll find anywhere. I'm listening to it now because these songs provide some solace. 




We are going to remain under a ridge of high pressure for the duration of this forecast period, for the next week or so. 

Tomorrow that translates to sunny skies and a High near 80, morning Low in the lower 40's, about 43, maybe 44. We could see patchy fog tomorrow or really any of these mornings, time of year for that, but usually it dissipates shortly after sunrise. 

Basically the same for Tuesday except the Low will be in the upper 40's instead of lower 40's. 

Lows might approach 50 by Wednesday, Highs staying about the same. 


The only real punctuation mark in this forecast is a cold front on Thursday, not expected to bring us any rain, probably just a few fair-weather clouds. Breeze might pick up as it comes through. But it is expected to be a dry cold front. 

And it is not a particularly strong one either. Thursday we'll see a High in the upper 70's and a Low in the lower 50's. Then Friday we'll have a morning Low in the upper 40's again . . . that's about as much of an extra push of colder, drier air we're going to get from this system. Then next weekend, Highs near 80, Lows near 50. 



Hurricane Oscar has been affecting mainly Eastern and Northeastern parts of Cuba. It is just barely a hurricane anymore, and is expected to track Northeast at tropical storm strength before dissipating by about Thursday of this week. It will bring the potential for tropical storm conditions to the Southeastern Bahamas as well. Main thing to look out for is flooding along that Northeast coast of Cuba. I doubt I've got any readers down that way, but just in case. I hear the cigars are good there. A little old lady told me so. 


No rain expected around here any time soon. 

They're playing "These Dreams" by Heart on 101.5 in Jasper. It seems fitting, the lyrics . . . these dreams go on . . . 

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Staying Sunny with Mild Temperatures

FORECAST:

Sunday (High 77, Low 40): Sunny and cool. Patchy fog possible in the morning. 

Monday (High 80, Low 44): Sunny. Mild.

Tuesday (High 79, Low 47): Sunny. Mild.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK:

Wednesday (High 80, Low 49): Mostly sunny.

Thursday (High 78, Low 52): Mostly sunny.

Friday (High 79, Low 46): Sunny.

Saturday (High 80, Low 50): Mostly sunny. 

DISCUSSION:





We had a sunny day in Cullman with a High of 73 and a Low of 41. There was some occasional breeziness, but most of the day, the winds stayed pretty calm. Jasper had a High of 75 and a Low of 36, talk about a temperature gradient. And Haleyville had a High of 73 and a Low of 37 today. 

What got my attention was the tropics. so we'll start there. 


We have Tropical Storm Nadine, which has already made landfall at Belize City this morning. 


It's been sort of a short-fused system, but it will continue to bring heavy rains and gusty winds down that way. 

And of more interest since it is stronger and more of a surprise at how fast it's strengthened, is Hurricane Oscar

Which has prompted a Hurricane Warning for the Turks, Caicos, and Southeastern Bahamas; and a Hurricane Watch for eastern parts of Cuba. 



This is a very small hurricane, and its winds are expected to peak at about 90 miles per hour before it turns back to the Northeast and weakens to a tropical storm. So it's kind of interesting, this system that came all the way from the West Coast of Africa a week or so ago has been full of surprises. As of a day or two ago, nobody thought it was going to develop into anything anymore. And then in the space of one day, it ramped up into a hurricane. You can't trust these anomalously warm waters this year. 

Nonetheless, it is expected to dissipate over open waters by Thursday. 



We'll remain under a ridge of high pressure in the Southeast tomorrow. We may see some patchy fog in the morning, but overall another sunny day, may not see a cloud in the sky. We'll see a High of about 77 and a Low of about 40. 



Then Monday looks sunny again, High near 80, Low about 43-45 range. 



Then on Tuesday, that low pressure system in the Desert Southwest is expected to move up into the Great Lakes region and morph into more of a shortwave trough. Our weather locally will stay roughly the same, High in the upper 70's, though the Low temperatures will rebound into upper 40's. 



Wednesday our winds aloft will be firmly from the Northwest again, high pressure at the surface. Skies stay sunny, High of about 80, Low near 50. 


Then on Thursday we actually get a dry cold front. Might mention a few clouds Wednesday/Thursday to account for this. Not expecting rain. 



This front does not look particularly strong, and we can expect a High in the upper 70's and a Low in the lower 50's. 



Looks like a clear sky and High in the upper 70's again for Friday, the Low dropping back into the 40's, maybe even mid-40's for many of us. 



The high pressure starts to move off to the Northeast by next Saturday, but skies should stay mostly sunny with Highs getting back up near 80 and Lows near 50. 


No rain expected around here any time soon. This is typically our calmest time of the year around here. 

Tropical Storm Nadine




 These storms are so lovely from a distance, but the flooding is not so great if you're in the middle of it. Anyway it made landfall by the time I got around to posting about it. 

122 

WTNT35 KNHC 192033

TCPAT5


BULLETIN

Tropical Storm Nadine Advisory Number   5

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL152024

400 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024


...HEAVY RAINS AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS

PORTIONS OF BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...



SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

----------------------------------------------

LOCATION...17.4N 89.4W

ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM W OF BELIZE CITY

ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM SW OF CHETUMAL MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

--------------------

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:


None.


SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:


A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...

* Belize City, Belize to Cancun, Mexico, including Cozumel


A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are

expected somewhere within the warning area.


Interests elsewhere in Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico

should monitor the progress of this system.


For storm information specific to your area, please monitor

products issued by your national meteorological service.



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

----------------------

At 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Nadine was

located near latitude 17.4 North, longitude 89.4 West.  Nadine is

moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h).  A continued westward

to west-southwestward motion is forecast during the next day or so.

On the forecast track, Nadine is expected to move across northern

Guatemala and southern Mexico through early Sunday.


Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts.

Continued weakening is expected, and Nadine is forecast to

dissipate on Sunday.


Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 195 miles (315 km)

from the center.


The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).



HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

----------------------

Key messages for Nadine can be found in the Tropical Cyclone

Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC

and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT5.shtml


RAINFALL: Widespread rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches, with

isolated areas of 12 inches, are expected across northern Belize,

northern Guatemala, and southern Mexican states from Quintana Roo

westward to Veracruz and Oaxaca through Tuesday.


For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with

Tropical Storm Nadine, please see the National Weather Service Storm

Total Rainfall Graphic, available at

hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?rainqpf.


WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to continue within the

warning area during the next several hours.


STORM SURGE: Minor coastal flooding is possible in areas of onshore

winds for a few more hours.



NEXT ADVISORY

-------------

Next intermediate advisory at 700 PM CDT.

Next complete advisory at 1000 PM CDT.


$$

Forecaster Cangialosi


000

WTNT45 KNHC 192034

TCDAT5


Tropical Storm Nadine Discussion Number   5

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL152024

400 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024


Nadine made landfall very near Belize City around 11 am CDT (1600

UTC) with peak winds of about 50 kt.  Since that time, the storm

has been moving across the northern portion of Belize and losing

strength.  The initial intensity is nudged down to 40 kt, with the

strongest winds likely occurring over water and along the coast.

Continued weakening is forecast as Nadine moves farther inland, and

it will likely dissipate on Sunday.


The storm has been accelerating westward, with the latest initial

motion estimated to be 270/11 kt.  A slightly faster westward or

west-southwestward motion is expected until the system dissipates

over southern Mexico.


Key Messages:


1. Localized areas of flash flooding are possible along the track

of Nadine across southern Mexico, northern Guatemala, and northern

Belize.


2. Tropical storm conditions are expected along portions of the

coasts of Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico within the

warning area through this evening.



FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS


INIT  19/2100Z 17.4N  89.4W   40 KT  45 MPH...INLAND

 12H  20/0600Z 17.2N  91.3W   30 KT  35 MPH...INLAND

 24H  20/1800Z...DISSIPATED


$$

Forecaster Cangialosi


501 

WTNT55 KNHC 192036

TDSAT5



Tormenta Tropical Nadine Discusión Número 5

Centro Nacional de Huracanes del SNM Miami FL  AL152024

400 PM CDT sábado 19 de octubre de 2024


Nadine tocó tierra muy cerca de Belize City alrededor de 11 am CDT

(1600 UTC) con vientos máximos de alrededor de 50 kt. Desde ese

momento, la tormenta se ha estado moviendo a través de la porción

norte de Belice y perdiendo fuerza. La intensidad inicial se empuja

a 40 kt, con los vientos más fuertes probablemente ocurriendo sobre

el agua y a lo largo de la costa. Se pronostica un debilitamiento

continuo a medida que Nadine se mueve más tierra adentro, y es

probable que se disipe el domingo.


La tormenta ha estado acelerando hacia el oeste, con el último

movimiento inicial estimado en 270/11 kt. Se espera un movimiento

ligeramente más rápido hacia el oeste o hacia el oeste-suroeste

hasta que el sistema se disipe sobre el sur de México.


Mensajes Clave:


1. Son posibles áreas localizadas de inundaciones repentinas a lo

largo de la trayectoria de Nadine a través del sur de México, el

norte de Guatemala, y el norte de Belice.


2. Se esperan condiciones de tormenta tropical a lo largo de

porciones de las costas de Belice y la Península de Yucatán de

México dentro del área de aviso hasta esta noche.



POSICIONES DE PRONÓSTICO Y VIENTOS MÁXIMOS


INIT 19/2100Z 17.4N 89.4W 40 KT 45 MPH...INLAND

 12H 20/0600Z 17.2N 91.3W 30 KT 35 MPH...INTERIOR

 24H 20/1800Z...DISIPADO


$$

Pronosticador Cangialosi



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157 

WTCA45 KNHC 192035

TASAT5



BOLETÍN

Tormenta Tropical Nadine Advertencia Número 5

Centro Nacional de Huracanes del SNM Miami FL  AL152024

400 PM CDT sábado 19 de octubre de 2024


...FUERTES LLUVIAS Y CONDICIONES DE TORMENTA TROPICAL CONTINÚAN A

TRAVÉS DE PORCIONES DE BELICE Y LA PENÍNSULA DE YUCATÁN...



RESUMEN DE 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMACIÓN

----------------------------------------------

UBICACIÓN...17.4N 89.4W

ALREDEDOR 80 MI...130 KM O DE BELIZE CITY

ALREDEDOR 105 MI...170 KM SW DE CHETUMAL MÉXICO

VIENTOS MÁXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

MOVIMIENTO ACTUAL...O 270 GRADOS A 13 MPH...20 KM/H

PRESIÓN CENTRAL MÍNIMA...1004 MB...29.65 PULGADAS



VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS

--------------------

CAMBIOS CON ESTA ADVERTENCIA:


Ninguno.


RESUMEN DE VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS EN EFECTO:


Un Aviso de Tormenta Tropical está en efecto para...

* Belize City, Belice a Cancun, México, incluyendo Cozumel


Un Aviso de Tormenta Tropical significa que se esperan condiciones

de tormenta tropical en algún lugar dentro del área de aviso.


Intereses en otro lugar en Belice y la Península de Yucatán de

México deben monitorear el progreso de este sistema.


Para información de la tormenta específica en su área, por favor

monitoree los productos emitidos por su servicio meteorológico

nacional.



DISCUSIÓN Y PERSPECTIVAS

----------------------

A 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), el centro de la Tormenta Tropical Nadine se

localizó cerca de la latitud 17.4 Norte, longitud 89.4 Oeste. Nadine

se está moviendo hacia el oeste cerca de 13 mph (20 km/h). Se

pronostica un movimiento continuo hacia el oeste a oeste-suroeste

durante el próximo día más o menos. En la trayectoria de pronóstico,

se espera que Nadine se mueva a través del norte de Guatemala y el

sur de México hasta temprano el domingo.


Los vientos máximos sostenidos están cerca de 45 mph (75 km/h) con

ráfagas más fuertes. Se espera un debilitamiento continuo, y se

pronostica que Nadine se disipará el domingo.


Vientos con fuerza de tormenta tropical se extienden hacia fuera

hasta 195 millas (315 km) desde el centro.


La presión central mínima estimada es de 1004 mb (29.65 pulgadas).



PELIGROS AFECTANDO TIERRA

----------------------

Mensajes clave para Nadine se pueden encontrar en el Ciclón Tropical

Discusión bajo el encabezado de AWIPS MIATCDAT5 y el encabezado de

la OMM WTNT45 KNHC y en la web en

hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT5.shtml


LLUVIA: Se esperan cantidades de lluvia generalizada de 4 a 8

pulgadas, con áreas aisladas de 12 pulgadas, a través del norte de

Belice, el norte de Guatemala y estados del sur de México desde

Quintana Roo hacia el oeste hasta Veracruz y Oaxaca hasta el martes.


Para una representación completa del pronóstico de lluvia associada

con Tormenta Tropical Nadine, por favor vea el Gráfico de Lluvia

Total de Tormenta del Servicio Nacional de Meteorología, disponible

en hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?rainqpf.


VIENTO: Se espera que las condiciones de tormenta tropical continúen

dentro del área de aviso durante las próximas horas.


MAREJADA CICLÓNICA: Son posibles inundaciones costeras menores en

áreas de vientos terrestres durante algunas horas más.



PRÓXIMA ADVERTENCIA

-------------

Próxima advertencia intermedia a las 700 PM CDT. Próxima advertencia

completa a las 1000 PM CDT.


$$

Pronosticador Cangialosi



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Hurricane Oscar

 




Well . . . this was a surprise. 

863 

WTNT31 KNHC 192041

TCPAT1


BULLETIN

Hurricane Oscar Advisory Number   3

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL162024

500 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024


...TINY OSCAR A LITTLE STRONGER...

...TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SHOULD BRACE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS

TONIGHT...



SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

----------------------------------------------

LOCATION...21.4N 71.1W

ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM S OF GRAND TURK ISLAND

ABOUT 435 MI...705 KM E OF CAMAGUEY CUBA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

--------------------

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:


None.


SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:


A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...

* Turks and Caicos Islands

* Southeastern Bahamas


A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...

* Cuban Provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas


A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...

* Cuban Provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas


A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...

* Cuba Provence of Camaguey



A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected 

somewhere within the warning area.  A warning is typically issued 36 

hours before the anticipated first occurrence of 

tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside 

preparations difficult or dangerous.  Preparations to protect life 

and property should be rushed to completion.


A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible

within the watch area.  A watch is typically issued 48 hours

before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force

winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or

dangerous.


A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are

expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.


A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are

possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.


For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products 

issued by your national meteorological service.



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

----------------------

At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Oscar was located 

near latitude 21.4 North, longitude 71.1 West. Oscar is moving 

toward the west near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this motion with a 

gradual slowdown and turn to the west-southwest is forecast tonight 

into tomorrow. A sharp turn to the northeast is anticipated by 

Monday. 


Dropsonde wind data indicate that maximum sustained winds have 

increased to near 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher gusts. A little more 

strengthening is possible tonight, but gradual weakening is expected 

to begin by Sunday night and Monday. 


Oscar is a very small hurricane, with hurricane-force winds only 

extending outward up to 5 miles (10 km) from the center and 

tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km).


The estimated minimum central pressure based on earlier dropsonde 

data is 987 mb (29.15 inches).



HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

----------------------

Key messages for Oscar can be found in the Tropical Cyclone

Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT1 and WMO header WTNT41 KNHC

and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT1.shtml


WIND:  Hurricane conditions are expected to first reach the coast 

within the warning area tonight, with tropical storm conditions 

expected to begin shortly, making outside preparations dangerous. 


Hurricane conditions are possible in the watch area of Cuba by 

Sunday night. Tropical storm conditions are expected to first reach 

the coast within the warning area by Sunday afternoon, making 

outside preparations difficult or dangerous. Tropical storm 

conditions are possible in the watch area by Sunday night. 


RAINFALL: Through Tuesday, rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches with 

isolated amounts of 8 inches are expected across eastern Cuba. 

Across the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas, 2 to 4 inches 

are expected, with isolated amounts around 6 inches.


For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Oscar, 

please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall 

Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?rainqpf


STORM SURGE: A dangerous storm surge is expected to produce

significant coastal flooding in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where

water levels are expected to be between 2 and 4 feet. Near the

coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive 

waves. Minor coastal flooding is possible along the north shore of 

Cuba.



NEXT ADVISORY

-------------

Next intermediate advisory at 800 PM EDT.

Next complete advisory at 1100 PM EDT.


$$

Forecaster Papin



000

WTNT41 KNHC 192048

TCDAT1


Hurricane Oscar Discussion Number   3

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL162024

500 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024


It is fair to say its been an unexpected day with regards to Oscar. 

After being upgraded to a tropical storm this morning, a 

resources-permitting Air Force Reconnaissance mission found that 

Oscar was much stronger than anticipated and in fact was a tiny 

hurricane, prompting the earlier special advisory at 18 UTC.  Having 

these critical in-situ aircraft observations has been invaluable to 

diagnosing the current intensity of the storm, and we thank the crew 

for flying this mission on short notice this morning. It is worth 

noting that remote sensing satellite intensity estimates are 

currently much lower, with the highest objective estimate at 55 kt 

from a DMINT AMSR2 pass at 1830 UTC. For what its worth, ASCAT-B/C 

also hit the small core of Oscar, only showing a peak wind retrieval 

of 42 kt from both passes and only a handful of other retrievals 

with tropical-storm-force winds. The last Air Force Reconnaissance 

leg through Oscar found peak 700-mb flight level winds of 77 kt. A 

dropsonde released in the northeast eyewall also had a 150 m layer 

mean average wind of 85 kt with a surface wind gust of 82 kt. A 

blend of the flight level and dropsonde data supports a wind speed 

of 75 kt this advisory. The wind field of Oscar is very small, with 

hurricane-force winds only extending out 5 n mi from the center, 

with a blend of aircraft and scatterometer data suggesting 

tropical-storm-force winds only extending about 30 n mi, primarily 

in the northern semicircle.  


Oscar has maintained a westward motion today, with recon fixes 

indicating an estimated motion of 275/9 kt. This motion, with a 

subtle shift a little more south of due west is anticipated over the 

next 24-36 h. On the current track, Oscar will pass very near 

portions of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Southeastern Bahamas 

this evening and tonight, where a hurricane warning is in effect. 

The narrow mid-level ridge that is currently steering the system is 

soon expected to become eroded by a longwave trough slowly sagging 

southward across the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, resulting in 

Oscar slowing down and bending a bit south of due west. Thereafter, 

as the trough produces a more pronounced weakness north of the 

hurricane, Oscar will likely execute a very slow but sharp turn to 

the north and then northeast. However, this is still expected to 

bring Oscar close to or over parts of eastern Cuba, before turning 

back northeastward. The latest NHC forecast track is a little 

further east of the prior forecast, blending the consensus aids TVCA 

and HCCA with the ECMWF model, which has been one of the few 

models that has depicted Oscar with much vertical coherence. 


The intensity forecast for Oscar is tricky, due to both the very 

small inner-core wind field associated with the hurricane, and the 

fact that none of the guidance (either global models, or 

hurricane-regional models) is depicting the current intensity right 

now. The last set of aircraft observations suggest the pressure is 

at least not rapidly dropping, with the final dropsonde providing an 

estimate of 987 mb. The NHC intensity forecast will show a bit more 

intensification, but I suspect the tiny hurricane will be quite 

susceptible to the increasingly negative environmental conditions. 

SHIPS guidance indicates that northwesterly vertical wind shear 

increases above 20 kt after 24 h and above 30 kt beyond 60 h. Very 

dry mid-level air exists in that region upstream of Oscar, and the 

storm could weaken rather quickly from 36-60 h. As we saw today, 

small systems like Oscar are often prone to rapid intensity 

changes, either up or down. After 96 h, most of the guidance that is 

able to depict Oscar shows it ultimately being absorbed by the 

deep-layer trough in the northwestern Atlantic, and the latest 

forecast still shows Oscar dissipating by that time.



Key Messages:


1. Oscar is expected to bring hurricane conditions to portions of 

the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas this 

evening and overnight, and could bring hurricane conditions to 

eastern Cuba during the next day or two. A Hurricane Warning is in 

effect for the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas, and a 

Hurricane Watch is in effect for portions of eastern Cuba. 


2. Oscar is expected to produce a dangerous storm surge on the

Turks and Caicos Islands beginning this evening. Minor coastal 

flooding is also possible along the north shore of Cuba later on 

Sunday. 


3. Locally heavy rainfall is possible across the Turks and Caicos

Islands and the southeastern Bahamas later today and tonight. These

rains are expected to spread to eastern Cuba on Sunday.



FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS


INIT  19/2100Z 21.4N  71.1W   75 KT  85 MPH

 12H  20/0600Z 21.2N  72.6W   80 KT  90 MPH

 24H  20/1800Z 21.0N  74.1W   80 KT  90 MPH

 36H  21/0600Z 20.9N  74.9W   75 KT  85 MPH

 48H  21/1800Z 21.2N  75.6W   60 KT  70 MPH

 60H  22/0600Z 21.9N  75.3W   50 KT  60 MPH

 72H  22/1800Z 23.3N  74.2W   45 KT  50 MPH

 96H  23/1800Z 26.1N  72.1W   45 KT  50 MPH

120H  24/1800Z...DISSIPATED


$$

Forecaster Papin


879 

WTCA41 KNHC 192043

TASAT1



BOLETÍN

Huracán Oscar Advertencia Número 3

Centro Nacional de Huracanes del SNM Miami FL  AL162024

500 PM EDT sábado 19 de octubre de 2024


...PEQUEÑO OSCAR UN POCO MÁS FUERTE...

...ISLAS TURCAS Y CAICOS DEBEN PREPARARSE PARA CONDICIONES DE

HURACANES ESTA NOCHE...



RESUMEN DE 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMACIÓN

----------------------------------------------

UBICACIÓN...21.4N 71.1W

ALREDEDOR 5 MI...10 KM S DE GRAND TURK ISLAND

ALREDEDOR 435 MI...705 KM E DE CAMAGUEY CUBA

VIENTOS MÁXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

MOVIMIENTO ACTUAL...O 270 GRADOS A 10 MPH...17 KM/H

PRESIÓN CENTRAL MÍNIMA...987 MB...29.15 PULGADAS



VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS

--------------------

CAMBIOS CON ESTA ADVERTENCIA:


Ninguno.


RESUMEN DE VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS EN EFECTO:


Un Aviso de Huracán está en efecto para...

* Islas Turcas y Caicos

* Sureste de Bahamas


Una Vigilancia de Huracán está en efecto para...

* Provincias Cubanas de Guantanamo, Holguin, y Las Tunas


Un Aviso de Tormenta Tropical está en efecto para...

* Provincias Cubanas de Guantanamo, Holguin, y Las Tunas


Una Vigilancia de Tormenta Tropical está en efecto para...

* Cuba Provenza de Camaguey



Un Aviso de Huracán significa que se esperan condiciones de huracán

en algún lugar dentro del área de aviso. Un aviso se emite

típicamente 36 horas antes de la primera ocurrencia anticipada de

vientos con fuerza de tormenta tropical, condiciones que hacen los

preparativos exteriores difíciles o peligrosos. Los preparativos

para proteger la vida y la propiedad deben apresurarse hasta su

finalización.


Una Vigilancia de Huracán significa que son posibles las condiciones

de huracán dentro del área de vigilancia. Una vigilancia se emite

típicamente 48 horas antes de la primera ocurrencia anticipada de

vientos con fuerza de tormenta tropical, condiciones que hacen los

preparativos exteriores difíciles o peligrosos.


Un Aviso de Tormenta Tropical significa que se esperan condiciones

de tormenta tropical en algún lugar dentro del área de aviso dentro

de 36 horas.


Una Vigilancia de Tormenta Tropical significa que son posibles las

condiciones de tormenta tropical dentro del área de vigilancia,

generalmente dentro de 48 horas.


Para información de la tormenta específica en su área, por favor

monitoree los productos emitidos por su servicio meteorológico

nacional.



DISCUSIÓN Y PERSPECTIVAS

----------------------

A 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), el centro del Huracán Oscar se localizó

cerca de la latitud 21.4 Norte, longitud 71.1 Oeste. Oscar se está

moviendo hacia el oeste cerca de 10 mph (17 km/h), y este movimiento

con una desaceleración gradual y girar al oeste-suroeste se

pronostica esta noche hasta mañana. Se anticipa un giro brusco al

noreste para el lunes.


Los datos de viento de Dropsonde indican que los vientos máximos

sostenidos han aumentado a cerca de 85 mph (140 km/h) con ráfagas

más fuertes. Es posible un poco más de fortalecimiento esta noche,

pero se espera que el debilitamiento gradual comience para el

domingo por la noche y el lunes.


Oscar es un huracán muy pequeño, con vientos con fuerza de huracán

solo se extienden hacia fuera hasta 5 millas (10 km) desde el centro

y vientos con fuerza de tormenta tropical se extienden hacia fuera

hasta 45 millas (75 km).


La presión central mínima estimada basada en datos de sonda gota

anteriores es de 987 mb (29.15 pulgadas).



PELIGROS AFECTANDO TIERRA

----------------------

Mensajes clave para Oscar se pueden encontrar en el Ciclón Tropical

Discusión bajo el encabezado de AWIPS MIATCDAT1 y encabezado de la

OMM WTNT41 KNHC y en la web en hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT1.shtml


VIENTO: Se espera que las condiciones de huracán alcancen primero la

costa dentro del área de aviso esta noche, con las condiciones de

tormenta tropical que se espera que comiencen pronto, haciendo los

preparativos exteriores peligrosos.


Son posibles las condiciones de huracán en el área de vigilancia de

Cuba para el domingo por la noche. Se espera que las condiciones de

tormenta tropical alcancen primero la costa dentro del área de aviso

para el domingo por la tarde, haciendo los preparativos exteriores

difíciles o peligrosos. Son posibles las condiciones de tormenta

tropical en el área de vigilancia para el domingo por la noche.


LLUVIA: Hasta el martes, se esperan cantidades de lluvia de 4 a 6

pulgadas con cantidades aisladas de 8 pulgadas a través del este de

Cuba. A través de las Turcas y Caicos y el sureste de Bahamas, se

esperan de 2 a 4 pulgadas, con cantidades aisladas alrededor de 6

pulgadas.


Para una representación completa del pronóstico de lluvia associada

con Oscar, por favor vea el Gráfico de Lluvia Total de Tormenta del

Servicio Nacional de Meteorología, disponible en

hurricanes.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?rainqpf


MAREJADA CICLÓNICA: Se espera que una marejada ciclónica peligrosa

produzca inundaciones costeras significativas en las Islas Turcas y

Caicos, donde se espera que los niveles de agua estén entre 2 y 4

pies. Cerca de la costa, la marejada estará acompañada por olas

grandes y destructivas. Son posibles inundaciones costeras menores a

lo largo de la costa norte de Cuba.



PRÓXIMA ADVERTENCIA

-------------

Próxima advertencia intermedia a las 800 PM EDT. Próxima advertencia

completa a las 1100 PM EDT.


$$

Pronosticador Papin



*** Este producto ha sido procesado automáticamente utilizando un

programa de traducción y puede contener omisiones y errores. El

Servicio Nacional de Meteorología no puede garantizar la precisión

del texto convertido. De haber alguna duda, el texto en inglés es

siempre la versión autorizada. ***


451 

WTNT51 KNHC 192050

TDSAT1



Huracán Oscar Discusión Número 3

Centro Nacional de Huracanes del SNM Miami FL  AL162024

500 PM EDT sábado 19 de octubre de 2024


Es justo decir que ha sido un día inesperado con respecto a Oscar.

Después de ser actualizado a una tormenta tropical esta mañana, una

misión de Reconocimiento de la Fuerza Aérea que permite recursos

encontró que Oscar era mucho más fuerte de lo anticipado y de hecho

era un pequeño huracán, lo que provocó la advertencia especial

anterior en las 18 UTC. Tener estas observaciones críticas de

aviones in situ ha sido invaluable para diagnosticar la intensidad

actual de la tormenta, y agradecemos a la tripulación por volar esta

misión con corto aviso esta mañana. Vale la pena señalar que las

estimaciones de intensidad de satélites de detección remota son

actualmente mucho más bajas, con la estimación objetivo más alta a

55 kt desde un DMINT AMSR2 pass a 1830 UTC. Por lo que vale,

ASCAT-B/C también golpeó el pequeño núcleo de Oscar, solo mostrando

una recuperación de viento máximo de 42 kt desde ambos pasos y solo

un puñado de otras recuperaciones con vientos con fuerza de tormenta

tropical. La última etapa de Reconocimiento de la Fuerza Aérea a

través de Oscar encontró vientos máximos a nivel de vuelo de 77 kt.

Una sonda gota liberada en la pared del ojo noreste también tenía un

viento promedio de capa de 150 m de 85 kt con una ráfaga de viento

de superficie de 82 kt. Una mezcla de los datos de nivel de vuelo y

sonda soporta una velocidad del viento de 75 kt esta advertencia. El

campo de viento de Oscar es muy pequeño, con vientos con fuerza de

huracán solo se extienden hasta 5 n mi desde el centro, con una

mezcla de datos de aviones y scatterómetro que sugieren vientos con

fuerza de tormenta tropical solo se extienden alrededor de 30 n mi,

principalmente en el semicírculo norte.


Oscar ha mantenido un movimiento hacia el oeste hoy, con arreglos de

reconocimiento que indican un movimiento estimado de 275/9 kt. Este

movimiento, con un cambio sutil un poco más al sur del debido oeste

se anticipa durante los próximos 24-36 h. En la trayectoria actual,

Oscar pasará muy cerca de porciones de las Islas Turcas y Caicos y

el Sureste de las Bahamas esta noche y esta noche, donde un aviso de

huracán está en efecto. Se espera que la cresta estrecha de nivel

medio que actualmente está dirigiendo el sistema pronto se erosione

por una ola larga a través de la flacidez lenta hacia el sur a

través del Océano Atlántico noroeste, lo que resulta en Oscar

ralentizando y doblando un poco al sur del debido oeste. A partir de

entonces, a medida que la depresión produce una debilidad más

pronunciada al norte del huracán, Oscar probablemente ejecutará un

giro muy lento pero agudo al norte y luego al noreste. Sin embargo,

todavía se espera que esto traiga a Oscar cerca o sobre partes del

este de Cuba, antes de regresar hacia el noreste. La última

trayectoria de pronóstico del CNH está un poco más al este del

pronóstico anterior, mezclando las ayudas de consenso de TVCA y HCCA

con el modelo ECMWF, que ha sido uno de los pocos modelos que ha

representado a Oscar con mucha coherencia vertical.


El pronóstico de intensidad para Oscar es complicado, debido al

campo de viento muy pequeño del núcleo interno associado con el

huracán, y al hecho de que ninguna de las directrices (ya sea

modelos globales o modelos regionales de huracán) está representando

la intensidad actual en este momento. El último conjunto de

observaciones de aviones sugieren que la presión al menos no está

cayendo rápidamente, con la sonda final proporcionando una

estimación de 987 mb. El pronóstico de intensidad del CNH mostrará

un poco más de intensificación, pero sospecho que el pequeño huracán

será bastante susceptible a las condiciones ambientales cada vez más

negativas. La guía de SHIPS indica que la cizalladura vertical del

viento del noroeste aumenta por encima de 20 kt después de 24 h y

por encima de 30 kt más allá de 60 h. Existe aire de nivel medio muy

seco en esa región aguas arriba de Oscar, y la tormenta podría

debilitarse con bastante rapidez desde 36-60 h. Como vimos hoy, los

sistemas pequeños como Oscar a menudo son propensos a cambios de

intensidad rápidos, ya sea hacia arriba o hacia abajo. Después de 96

h, la mayoría de la guía que puede representar a Oscar muestra que

en última instancia está siendo absorbido por la depresión de capa

profunda en el Atlántico noroeste, y el último pronóstico todavía

muestra a Oscar disipándose para ese momento.



Mensajes Clave:


1. Se espera que Oscar traiga las condiciones de huracán a porciones

de las Islas Turcas y Caicos y el sureste de Bahamas esta noche y

durante la noche, y podría traer condiciones de huracán al este de

Cuba durante el próximo día o dos. Un Aviso de Huracán está en

efecto para las Turks y Caicos y el sureste de Bahamas, y una

Vigilancia de Huracán está en efecto para porciones del este de

Cuba.


2. Se espera que Oscar produzca una marejada ciclónica peligrosa en

las Islas Turcas y Caicos a partir de esta noche. También son

posibles inundaciones costeras menores a lo largo de la costa norte

de Cuba más tarde el domingo.


3. Son posibles lluvias localmente fuertes a través de las Islas

Turcas y Caicos y el sureste de Bahamas más tarde hoy y esta noche.

Se espera que estas lluvias se extiendan al este de Cuba el domingo.



POSICIONES DE PRONÓSTICO Y VIENTOS MÁXIMOS


INIT 19/2100Z 21.4N 71.1W 75 KT 85 MPH

 12H 20/0600Z 21.2N 72.6W 80 KT 90 MPH

 24H 20/1800Z 21.0N 74.1W 80 KT 90 MPH

 36H 21/0600Z 20.9N 74.9W 75 KT 85 MPH

 48H 21/1800Z 21.2N 75.6W 60 KT 70 MPH

 60H 22/0600Z 21.9N 75.3W 50 KT 60 MPH

 72H 22/1800Z 23.3N 74.2W 45 KT 50 MPH

 96H 23/1800Z 26.1N 72.1W 45 KT 50 MPH

120H 24/1800Z...DISIPADO


$$

Pronosticador Papin



*** Este producto ha sido procesado automáticamente utilizando un

programa de traducción y puede contener omisiones y errores. El

Servicio Nacional de Meteorología no puede garantizar la precisión

del texto convertido. De haber alguna duda, el texto en inglés es

siempre la versión autorizada. ***


Thursday, October 17, 2024

Staying Sunny and Cool, Some Cold Mornings

Friday (High 70, Low 37): Sunny. Cool.

Saturday (High 73, Low 41): Sunny. Cool.

Sunday (High 76, Low 42): Sunny. Cool.

Monday/Tuesday (Highs in lower 70's, Lows in mid-40's): Sunny.

Wednesday/Thursday (Highs ~80, Lows in lower 50's): Sunny.

Friday the 25th through Sunday the 27th: (Highs in lower 80's, Lows in lower-to-mid-50's): Mostly sunny.

We're under a Frost Advisory





It has been a sunny day in Cullman, breezy at times, with a High temperature of 64 and a morning Low of 32. Right at the freezing mark. 

High pressure is going to dominate our weather for the foreseeable future, and we'll have another chance at frost tomorrow morning (Friday morning) but then have temperatures moderate as we get into next week. By next weekend, Highs should be back to about 80 or so, Lows back into the lower 50's. No rain expected and not even many fair-weather clouds in the sky. One of the driest patterns we've had in a while. So this forecast is pretty simple. 



That tropical disturbance everyone has been watching should pass near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tomorrow, then Hispaniola and the Bahamas on Saturday. Air Force Hurricane Hunters are investigating this system, but chances for it to become a tropical cyclone have continued to dwindle. It will encounter strong upper-level winds by Sunday, and it is a gamble whether or not this thing survives enough beyond that to have a chance at becoming a tropical cyclone in the long-term, over the next week. The National Hurricane Center currently gives it a 30% chance, where earlier in the week, that chance was more like 50-60%. I don't think many people will complain if this one ends up fizzling out. We've had our fair share of tropical trouble for one season, maybe not right here where we are, but close enough, in neighboring states. 

There is another disorganized tropical disturbance coming out of the Caribbean Sea that will produce heavy rain across Central America and Southern Mexico through this weekend. Chances of it developing into a tropical cyclone are also low. 


We expect to stay dry as a bone for the next week or so around here. Any heavier rains should stay well out West or even up far in the Pacific Northwest. 

Since my immature sense of humor hasn't garnered any threats lately (and I did have that morbid curiosity as to whether I'd attract that kind of attention . . . lotsa peeps be hot-headed these days), I'll go ahead and include the best links I know for hurricane relief efforts. 

And I'll start with FEMA since they've had a rocky time of it lately. Here's their page on Hurricane Helene, and here's the one on Hurricane Milton. And here are their attempts at rumor control

Off-the-cuff conversations between some straight-talking, tough people let me know that Samaritan's Purse has offered some help from these hurricanes. And so far, I haven't heard of anyone harassing them for it. So that's always a bonus. Here is their page for Hurricane Helene and also the one for Hurricane Milton.  

And the Red Cross is taking donations up for both storms. 

If anybody knows better ways to help out that you'd like me to pass along in any future posts here, please feel free to leave me a comment or send an e-mail

And if you really like this blog, please consider dropping a dollar in my bucket or following on social media. 


You could always do both. I won't complain. 

I decided to try a new social media site today called Blue Sky. Who knows . . . it might catch on . . . or it might falter like Google + did oh so long ago. 

Thanks to the folks who followed me back on there before I even made this post or put anything else on there. 

Frost Advisory (Again)

 URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Huntsville AL

155 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024


ALZ001>010-016-181300-

/O.NEW.KHUN.FR.Y.0005.241018T0800Z-241018T1300Z/

Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-

Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-

Including the cities of Moulton, Boaz, Muscle Shoals,

Guntersville, Red Bay, Russellville, Scottsboro, Athens, Arab,

Sheffield, Fort Payne, Decatur, Cullman, Huntsville, Rainsville,

Town Creek, Tuscumbia, Albertville, and Florence

155 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024


...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY...


* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost formation.


* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest

  Alabama.


* WHEN...From 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Friday.


* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive

  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.


&&


$$


RSB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Birmingham AL

1243 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024


ALZ011>015-017>021-024>029-180145-

/O.NEW.KBMX.FR.Y.0008.241018T0800Z-241018T1300Z/

Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-

Cherokee-Cleburne-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-Clay-

Randolph-

Including the cities of Columbiana, Centre, Pelham, Hamilton,

Sylacauga, Roanoke, Sulligent, Alabaster, Vernon, Birmingham,

Talladega, Gadsden, Fayette, Heflin, Double Springs, Pell City,

Anniston, Moody, Oneonta, Hoover, Jasper, and Ashland

1243 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024


...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY...


* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.


* WHERE...Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah,

  Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair,

  Talladega, Walker, and Winston Counties.


* WHEN...From 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Friday.


* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive

  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.


&&


$$


12/Robinson


Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Frost Advisory



 URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Huntsville AL

111 AM CDT Wed Oct 16 2024


ALZ001>010-016-162000-

/O.NEW.KHUN.FR.Y.0004.241017T0600Z-241017T1300Z/

Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-

Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-

Including the cities of Sheffield, Huntsville, Albertville,

Decatur, Boaz, Cullman, Russellville, Red Bay, Guntersville,

Rainsville, Fort Payne, Florence, Arab, Muscle Shoals, Moulton,

Athens, Scottsboro, Town Creek, and Tuscumbia

111 AM CDT Wed Oct 16 2024


...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...


* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.


* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest

  Alabama.


* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Thursday.


* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive

  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.


&&


$$


26

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Birmingham AL

214 AM CDT Wed Oct 16 2024


ALZ011>015-017>021-026>029-162100-

/O.NEW.KBMX.FR.Y.0007.241017T0800Z-241017T1300Z/

Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-

Cherokee-Cleburne-St. Clair-Talladega-Clay-Randolph-

Including the cities of Sylacauga, Centre, Pell City, Moody,

Gadsden, Ashland, Hamilton, Heflin, Anniston, Roanoke, Jasper,

Oneonta, Double Springs, Talladega, Sulligent, Vernon, and

Fayette

214 AM CDT Wed Oct 16 2024


...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...


* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.


* WHERE...Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah,

  Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega, Walker,

  and Winston Counties.


* WHEN...From 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Thursday.


* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive

  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.


&&


$$


08

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Peachtree City GA

309 AM EDT Wed Oct 16 2024


GAZ001>005-007-011>015-019>025-027-030>038-041>049-052>057-066>068-

161915-

/O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0010.241017T0700Z-241017T1300Z/

Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Gilmer-Chattooga-Gordon-

Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-

Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-

Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-

DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-

Spalding-Henry-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-

Including the cities of Atlanta, Peachtree City, Manchester,

Summerville, Gainesville, Trenton, Watkinsville, Chatsworth,

Comer, Decatur, LaFayette, Franklin, Griffin, Athens, Dalton,

Cumming, Winder, Ellijay, Rome, Monroe, Dallas, Zebulon,

Carrollton, Jasper, Dahlonega, Covington, Newnan, West Point,

Cartersville, Fort Oglethorpe, Marietta, Crawford, Stockbridge,

Woodstock, Homer, Lawrenceville, Riverdale, Cedartown, Conyers,

Douglasville, Calhoun, East Point, Bremen, Madison, Dawsonville,

and Commerce

309 AM EDT Wed Oct 16 2024


...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY...


* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost formation.


* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, northwest, and west

  central Georgia.


* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM EDT Thursday.


* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive

  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.


&&


$$


SEC

A Calm Forecast Tempered By a Heavy Heart

Monday (High 80, Low 43): Sunny. Tuesday (High 80, Low 46): Sunny. Wednesday (High 81, Low 49): Mostly sunny. Thursday (High 79, Low 52): Mo...