Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Sunday, December 22, 2024
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Another chilly start across the Sunshine State, with many below freezing temperatures (27 to 31-degrees) observed across North Florida this morning. Northerly to northeasterly winds will continue to bring cooler and drier conditions today, with afternoon high temperatures 3 to 6-degrees below normal for many North Florida locations. Winds become breezy along the Northeast Florida Coast this afternoon, with gusts reaching 15-20 mph at times. Rain chances remain near-zero largely statewide, with isolated to widely scattered coastal showers possible for East-Central Florida (20-30% chance of rain).
SPC Dec 22, 2024 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0700 AM CST Sun Dec 22 2024 Valid 221300Z - 231200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorms are not forecast across the contiguous United States through tonight. ...Synopsis... Water-vapor imagery this morning shows an upper trough over the eastern Pacific to the west of the Pacific Northwest coast. This upper feature will move east-northeast into British Columbia and WA/OR tonight. Cooling midlevel temperatures will result in weak buoyancy (100-200 J/kg MUCAPE) late today into tonight from portions of northern CA northward along the
SPC Dec 22, 2024 Day 4-8 Severe Weather Outlook
Day 4-8 Outlook Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0400 AM CST Sun Dec 22 2024 Valid 251200Z - 301200Z ...DISCUSSION... A moderately amplified and more active/progressive southern-stream pattern is still expected later this week, along with a general northward fluctuation of low-level moisture across parts of Texas to the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast. After a day of little or no severe-weather potential on Christmas Wednesday/Day 4, severe risks are expected to increase into Days 5-7 Thursday-Saturday. A secondary upper trough is expected to emerge from the Southwest deserts and moves toward the Ozarks/Deep
SPC Dec 22, 2024 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0653 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024 Valid 220100Z - 221200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected across the USA through tomorrow morning. The minimal thunderstorm threat has ended over parts of the Pacific Northwest as rapid warming aloft is underway behind a compact shortwave trough. Instability is not expected to materialize downstream into ID and MT, and as such all thunderstorm probabilities have been removed. Elsewhere, high pressure over the East and a dry air mass over land will maintain stable
Changes to CFI Rotorcraft PTS published on March 22, 2016; includes new policy on autorotations.
The FAA has published Change 1 to the Flight Instructor Practical Test Standards (PTS) for Rotorcraft (Helicopter and Gyroplane) on March 22, 2016. The change is specific to the helicopter class rating and focuses on a change in the policy concerning the performance of autorotations during the CFI practical test. The updated PTS can be found at the following web address - https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_standards/media/FAA-S-8081-7B.pdf The change in policy effects the way the Flight Instructor practical test may be accomplished when testing autorotations. As in the past, instructional knowledge must be demonstrated on the practical test in autorotations, either straight-in or 180°