Clear, Cool Night
November 14, 2017
Pictured above: A calm, warm and sunny Monday afternoon on the Escambia River near Molino. NorthEscambia.com photo.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Mostly Sunny Monday
November 13, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Increasing Clouds, A Few Scattered Showers
November 12, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
A Few Clouds For Veterans Day
November 11, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Veterans Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Today: Ray’s Chapel Fall Festival, Arts And Crafts Festival At Pine Forest UMC
November 11, 2017
Pine Forest UMC 28th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival
Pine Forest United Methodist Church will host their 28th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival and Car Show on Saturday, November 11 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at 2800 Wilde Lake Boulevard in Pensacola. The event will feature over 160 arts, crafts and other vendors, food, children’s activities, live music, and door prizes. Free admission. Free parking. Proceeds benefit community ministries. For more information, visit www.pineforestumc.org.
Ray’s Chapel Fall Festival
Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church will hold their annual Fall Festival on Saturday, November 11 from 10 a.m. until noon. Free fun for the entire family. Entertainment by the Crazy Tie Guy, food, games and a hayride. There will also be a chili cook-off ($5 entry fee) and a dessert auction at noon. Ray’s Chapel is located at 170 West Bogia Road in McDavid.
Florida State Parks Offering Free Admission For Veterans Day
November 11, 2017
Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida State Parks will be offering free admission for all families and visitors on Veterans Day, November 11th, to honor all who have served and are currently serving in our U.S. military. Florida State Parks offer year-round discounts on Annual Entrance Passes to those who currently serve or have served in the U.S. military, veterans with service related disabilities and surviving spouses of members of the U.S. military who have fallen in combat.
Governor Scott said, “As a Navy veteran myself, I am proud to honor our veterans by offering free entry to the best state park system in the nation. Our award-winning state parks offer countless of opportunities for families and friends to enjoy Florida’s natural treasures. This Veterans Day, I encourage all Florida residents and visitors to visit a state park and to recognize our military heroes for their selfless sacrifices.”
DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein said, “It is an honor to offer free entry to Florida’s outstanding state parks for all visitors as a sign of appreciation for our veterans. Florida State Parks are home to some of the most special places in the country, and we invite everyone to come out and enjoy these prized natural resources.”
Pictured: Big Lagoon State Park in Escambia County. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Veterans Day Closures
November 10, 2017
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Below is a listing of Escambia County offices and departments closed on Friday, Nov. 10 in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. Normal operations resume on Monday, Nov. 13 unless otherwise noted.
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners
- Escambia County Property Appraiser
- Escambia County Tax Collector
- Escambia County Area Transit administrative offices
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office
- Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s office
- Escambia County Animal Shelter
- West Florida Public Libraries
Exceptions:
- ECAT will run regular service Friday, Nov. 10, but UWF Trolleys will not run. On Saturday, Nov. 11, ECAT bus and UWF Trolley routes will not run. Regular ECAT service will resume Sunday, Nov. 12. For more information about ECAT schedules, click here.
- Animal Control will be responding to emergency calls only.
- The Perdido Landfill will be open for normal business hours.
TOWN OF CENTURY
All offices closed on Friday, Nov. 10.
ECUA
ECUA business offices, facilities, and the drive-thru payment lane at the Ellyson Industrial Park Campus will be open on Friday, November 10, however, the Customer Service office and walk-in payment area will be closed in observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday.
All residential sanitation, recycling, yard trash collections and commercial sanitation collections will remain on their usual schedules and will not be affected by the holiday.
NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show Today, Saturday
November 10, 2017
Both the main and west gates of Naval Air Station Pensacola are scheduled to open at 8:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday for the 2017 annual Homecoming Air Show featuring the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels.
The show kicks off at 9:00 a.m. and admission and parking for all shows are free. Areas will be reserved for the physically challenged. Food and memorabilia will be available at numerous concession stands. Pets, coolers and drones are not permitted. Security personnel and signs will direct spectators to parking areas near the show site.
Tentatively scheduled for both days will be extraordinary aerobatics by performers such as the Vertigo Air Shows Jet Glider, the world’s only jet-launched sail plane, flown by Bob Carlton; an A-4 Skyhawk flown by Paul Wood; the Mig-17 piloted by Randy Ball; the Super Stearman flown by Greg Shelton with Wing Walker Ashely Shelton; and John Klatt will fly the Screamin’ Sasquatch Jet Waco. The Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Team will jump in to the show and Chris Darnell will drive the 300+ mile per hour Shockwave Jet Truck plus many more acts.
Along with incredible flying demonstrations, dozens of military and civilian aircraft will be on display. These static displays will include a variety of aircraft ranging from the present-day, state-of- the-art fighters to aircraft from the 1930s.. In addition to the scheduled Friday and Saturday shows, there will be a special night show from 4:00-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10 only. Aircraft will light up the sky with full afterburner and pyrotechnics, and will end with one of the largest fireworks shows in the Pensacola area.
Cooler Weather Returns
November 10, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.
Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tonight’s High School Football Playoff Schedule
November 10, 2017
Here’s a schedule of tonight’s area playoff games.
For live scores from select games tonight, like our Facebook page or follow @northescambia on Twitter.
FLORIDA — Quarterfinals
Region 1- Class 6A
No. 1 St. Augustine (9-0, 3-0 District 4-6A) hosts No. 8 Tate (6-3, 2-1 1-6A), 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Crestview (7-0, 3-0 3-6A) hosts No. 7 Gulf Breeze (7-2, 2-1 2-6A), 7:30 p.m.
No. 3 Escambia (7-2, 3-0 1-6A) hosts No. 6 Pine Forest (4-5, 1-2 1-6A), 7:30 p .m.
No. 4 Navarre (8-1, 3-0 2-6A) hosts No. 5 Niceville (6-3, 2-1 3-6A), 7:30 p.m.
Region 1-5A
No. 1 West Florida (9-1, 4-0 1-5A) hosts Tallahassee Rickards (5-4, 0-2 2-5A), 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Tallahassee Godby (9-1, 2-0 2-5A) hosts No. 7 Ponte Vedra (8-3, 4-1 4-5A), 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 Trinity Christian Academy ( 7-3, 4-1 4-5A) hosts No. 6 Bolles (8-2, 4-1 4-5A), 6:30 p.m.
No. 4 Ribault (8-2, 4-0 3-5A) hosts No. 4 Wakulla (8-2, 1-1 2-5A), 6:30 p.m.
Region 1-1A
No. 1 Baker (10-0) hosts No. 4 Jay (6-4), 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Holmes County (7-3) hosts No. 3 Chipley (7-3), 7:30 p.m.
ALABAMA
AISA 2A Semifinals
Escambia Academy at Macon East, 7 p.m.
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