Mostly Sunny, Back In The 70’s
December 21, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Areas of fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Christmas Day: Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Rain Ending Today, High In The Mid 70’s
December 20, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.
Warm, Humid Weather Continues
December 19, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Christmas Day: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Rain Possible Today, High In The Lower 70’s
December 18, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Rain, Possibly A Thunderstorm Today
December 17, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
National Championship Game: One Last Chapter In UWF’s Storybook Season
December 16, 2017
It’s almost unfathomable. West Florida is in the national championship game against Texas A&M-Commerce today is Kansas City, KS.
Both teams will be playing for their respective program’s first national championship. Texas A&M-Commerce has taken nearly a century of football to get to this point. West Florida?
Two years.
“I don’t know how you can expect this,” redshirt-freshman quarterback Mike Beaudry told NCAA.com. “Of course you have faith in your team and believe in yourself, but to be in the national championship game? You have to play a lot of great football for a lot of games in a row. I wouldn’t say I expected this, but I’m not really surprised.”
“My goal was to make the playoffs in year two,” head coach Pete Shinnick added. “I don’t know that I thought beyond that to be honest with you. I always felt once you got in, if you got a hot team anything’s possible. And we got a hot team.”
The Argonauts are the feel-good story of the DII football season. It started with a regular season finale upset of No. 24 West Georgia and continued through the playoffs. The Argos claimed their first Super 2 Region championship by defeating three nationally ranked teams — No. 16 Wingate, No. 25 West Georgia and No. 17 West Alabama — on the road, before heading north to Pennsylvania to upset No. 1-seeded Indiana (Pa.) in conditions unfamiliar to the Pensacola, Florida natives.
“We can’t let the elements stop us,” Beaudry said. “I think we did a really good job at that as a team in Pennsylvania, that was the coldest game we played in.
“It’s cool to see how we can perform against the No. 1 seed. It shows that when we play our best football it’s good enough to play with anyone. But we can’t focus on what happened last week.”
The task at hand won’t be an easy one. Texas A&M-Commerce has one of the best student-athletes in DII football in quarterback Luis Perez. The Argos know one of the main focuses will be stopping the high-octance Lions offense.
“I think it will be a great matchup,” Shinnick said. “[Luis Perez] can probably win the Harlon Hill. We know we got a challenge and we know we got our work cut out for us. But every week we’ve done this, we’ve kind of felt the same way. We’ve been telling our team our best is good enough and they’ve been answering the call.”
Luckily, they have a red-hot defensive front up to the task. John Williamson and his GSC-best 13.5 sacks leads an aggressive unit tasked with facing one of the best offensive lines in DII football. It should be the battle of the championship game.
“They’re a group that has a lot of fun together,” Shinnick said of his defense. “They’ve really responded well to Darian Dulin, our new defensive coordinator. It’s really kind of our team, though. Our team likes being together, traveling together. Both sides of the ball are very excited for each other no matter what’s taking place.”
“To have a defense like we got, it changes games really,” Beaudry said. “From an offensive standpoint we started to realize that all we had to do was change the field position and they were going to perform. Not every possession you have to get points. If you start backed up in your own end, we just have to change field position, if we get points, we get points, that’s great.”
The West Florida’s offense shouldn’t be looked over though. Beaudry had an award-winning season his first year under center, taking home Gulf South Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year honors. He threw for 2,963 yards and 28 touchdowns, but it was more than the numbers that he brings to the table.
“Mike’s been a very mature guy,” Shinnick said. “He’s one of the hardest working guys on the team. He’ll continue to stay out after practice to throw routes and extra balls. He’s really provided tremendous leadership though his work ethic and example. He’s a great guy also. All those things wrapped together, guys just like playing for him.”
Battle tested. Road tested. Weather tested. There really isn’t anything left that West Florida hasn’t faced. They can attribute that to playing in the GSC, the conference that sent four teams to the postseason, one of which was not the 2016 national runner-up North Alabama. That’s just how deep this conference runs.
“The thing that we found out very early is that the Gulf South Conference is great competition,” Shinnick said. “Then having to play Wingate and IUP, the GSC prepares you well for the postseason because you’re going to see really good players across the board at every position.”
This team has grown closer than most teams could ever imagine. The Argos aren’t simply making new history, they are living it every day, building it from the ground up.
“I really think we have the best culture out of any team in the country right now,” Beaudry said. “A lot of people here have been through a lot together, so many people were here from the start when we didn’t even play a season. The people who have come here have joined the family right away. It’s been fun to experience this with people like this, we have a great brotherhood going. This is an experience we’re never going to forget.”
It’s the last dance for Cinderella. This remarkable story, win or lose, will come to an end Saturday. Whatever happens, this program set a precedent for future Argos that anything is possible.
“I’ve told people all along, the first recruiting class is a special class because they did buy into the vision,” Shinnick said. “They did believe what we said. I couldn’t be happier for them to reap the benefit of great success early because it was them saying I want to be a part of that team that opened the door for everybody else.”
By Wayne Cavadi/NCAA.com, reprinted with permission.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Sunny And Cool Today, Rainy Period Begins Sunday
December 16, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69.
Forest Service To Conduct Burn Today At Roy Hyatt Environmental Center
December 15, 2017
The Florida Forest Service will be conducting a 25 acre prescribed burn today at the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment.
The burn will be conducted for ecological restoration, wildfire hazard reduction, and research.
The burn will start after noon today, once the local schools are dismissed for Christmas break (half day today). Forest Service crews will monitor the burn area throughout the weekend.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Cloudy And Cooler Today
December 15, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Subway All-Star Football Game Is Tonight
December 15, 2017
Tonight, the best seniors from Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties will play in the 14th annual Subway High School All-Star Football Game. For the second time in the 14 years of the All-Star football game, the game will be held at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
The coaching staff for the west team will be Head Coach Derek Marshman of Northview High Schoolm and he will be assisted by a representative from each school in Escambia County.
The coaching staff for the east team; will be Head Coach Phil Dorn of Fort Walton Beach High School, and he will be assisted by a representative from each participating school in Okaloosa and Santa Rosa County.
Tickets to the SUBWAY High School All-Star Game are $11 at the gate and $9 with a canned good item donation. Pensacola Sports is teaming with Manna Food Bank for a canned good drive and encouraging everyone to help families by bringing a canned good item.
Gates open at 6:00, kickoff is at 7:00.
Rosters and coaches are as follows:
WEST TEAM
Catholic: Ethan Watson, OL; Bryce Yates, WR; Garrett Foley, QB.
Escambia: Queven Dosunmu, RB; Jacob Copeland,WR; Reggie Smith, C; Daishon Folsom, DT; Steven McGhee,QB/WR/RB/DB; Chris McCray,DB; Te’Keshaun Lewis, LB; Jalen Smith, OL; Jason Yeldon, OL; Ray Samuel, RB/LB; Dom Miller, DE.
Lighthouse Christian: Darius Owens, RB/S; Hunter Rigdon WR/DB/RB.
Northview: Tim Bush, WR/DB/RB; Jason Fischer DE; Justin Helton, OL.
Pensacola: Ladarius Harris, QB/WR; Tyrese Albritton RB/DB; Marquis Coleman C/DL; De’Andre Thurman S. Tyrese Cunningham DL/OL; Isaiah Brown DE.
Pine Forest Alex Smith, WR; Robert Wylie, DE; Victor Hernandez, K; Allen Johnson, SS.
Tate: Shermari Jones, RB; Ladarryl Paige, RB.
Washington: Mystikal McGhee, WR; Alcide Wilz, OL/DL; Chris Founlacker, OL; Jacquez Thomas, LB.
West Florida: Devin Abrams, RB; Taylor WIlliams G/T; Adarius McWilliams, DT; Keyon Helton, S; Keyshawn Helton, WR; Kewuan Livingston, DL; John Pease, OL; Bryant Johnecheck, RB.
EAST TEAM
Baker: Kalee Ciurleo, WR; Gabe Vicari, C; Zach Brown, LB; Brett Walker, DT.
Choctaw: Zailes Alexander, WR; Brady Ooten, QB; Myles Brantley, DE; Jason Godfrey, OL; Xavier Fuller, WR.
Crestview: Kion Voisin, WR/DB; Mondreaus Flavors, LB.
Forth Walton Beach: Karl Dorn, LB; Kenyon Redmon, RB; Justice Lucas, TE; Nikko Bryant, DE.
Gulf Breeze: Deems Edlund, C; Walter Yates III, S; Noah Young, LB; Jacob Tisdale, DL; Bryce Callahan, TE.
Jay: Eric Godfrey, WR; Connor Moye, QB.
Milton: Aubrey Williams, QB; Mikey Mullins, LB; Josh Bastin, OL; Deante Myers, DL.
Navarre: Cade Taylor, LB/TE/S; Darrell Hixon, OL; Bryson Brewer, SS/WR/KR; Sage Chambers, QB; Omari Green, RB; Kevon Washington CB/FS.
Niceville: Eli West, LB/SS; Graham Gamel, OL; Ryan Romair, WR; Callahan Phillips, LB; Murray Smith, CB; Connor Allen P/K.
Pace: Spencer Lovett, OL; Colton Hines, DL; Tony Gerencser, LB; Hunter Beville, DL.
Rocky Bayou: Caleb Preston, RB/WR/LB/S.
Pictured top: Northview Chiefs on the Subway All-Star Football team are (L-R) Tim Bush, Jason Fischer and Justin Helton. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.