This impending potent Arctic system is no joke. Look at all these products to digest below! Take this seriously.
Hazards Update (newly issued/upgraded):
Cold Weather Advisory – along/west Flint River, preceding extreme cold conditions
Wind Advisory – Emerald FL Panhandle Coast
Gale Warning – Waters west of Apalachicola
Small Craft Advisory – St Andrews Bay
Maintained Hazards:
Extreme Cold Watch – areawide (to be upgraded to a Warning later today).
Gale Watch – Apalachee Bay (likely upgraded to a Warning later today).
Additional Note – strong offshore winds combined with the full moon will make for impactful low tides in Apalachee Bay where navigation becomes an issue.
Upcoming Hazards:
High Surf Advisory – west-facing beaches, i.e., St Joseph Peninsula for surf heights up to 6 ft capable of minor beach erosion.
Likely inland Wind Advisory expansion for frequent gusts up to 40 mph capable of spotty power outages amidst plummeting wind chills.
Advisory and Warning decisions are driven mainly by the criteria expecting to be met within 24 hours of issuance.
