Oyster Radio: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

733 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

...AREAS OF SMOKE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG

BEND AND SOUTH GEORGIA....

EARLY THIS MORNING WINDS UNEXPECTEDLY CHANGED DIRECTION AS A

RESULT OF A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COLLAPSING TO OUR EAST

AND NORTHEAST. AS THESE STORMS COLLAPSED...THEY SENT OUT WHAT IS

CALLED A GUST FRONT...CAUSING THE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE EAST AND

NORTHEAST AND INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE

FLORIDA BIG BEND. THESE EAST WINDS HAVE CARRIED SMOKE FROM ONGOING

WILDFIRES IN SOUTH GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA AS FAR WEST AS THE

APALACHICOLA RIVER. THE VISIBILITY AT SOME LOCATIONS MAY FALL TO

2 MILES THIS MORNING FROM THIS SMOKE. AS DAYTIME HEATING INCREASES

BY MID TO LATE MORNING...THE SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO DISPERSE AND

VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD

TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS THIS MORNING.

TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tae/

FOR STATEWIDE WILDFIRE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF FORESTRY WEBSITE AT: http://www.fl-dof.com/wildfire/information.html

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Leon County Division of Emergency Management
535 Appleyard Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32304
(850) 488-5921
(850) 487-3770

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