Gulf low to bring storms.

After a week of great fall weather, conditions across the Florida Panhandle will take a turn for the worse on Saturday. A Gulf low will develop and head our way spreading rain and showers late Saturday and a chance for heavy rain and storms Saturday night. Here is what the NWS is writing about it…“SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…MAINLY LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES WILL
BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE SATURDAY MORNING HOURS AS THE WARM FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE SW. THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVIER SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL COME BETWEEN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE WARM FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. SHEAR
AND INSTABILITY VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE STORMS THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT
PERIOD…ESPECIALLY OVER THE SRN HALF OF THE CWA WHERE THE BEST
INSTABILITY WILL BE. TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
BETWEEN AN INCH TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT…EXPECT A GRADUAL CLEARING TREND FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE
COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA”

Beach Forecast: for November 20, 2009

Air Temp: 68°
Water Temp: 67°
UV Index: 5
Forecast: Weather along the beach looks good until midday Saturday when clouds and eventually showers arrive.

Beach Warning Flags:

WATER CLOSED TO PUBLIC
HIGH HAZARD - High Surf and/or Strong Currents
MEDIUM HAZARD - Moderate Surf and/or Strong Currents
LOW HAZARD - Calm Condition, Exercise Caution
DANGEROUS MARINE LIFE

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