Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Jacksonville, FL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1025 AM EDT MON APR 24 2000

CURRENTLY...SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH A WARM FRONT DRAPED ACROSS NORTHERN
ALABAMA AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...WITH A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING
ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WATER
VAPOR SHOWED SEVERAL SHORT WAVES OVER THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AND OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. THE ONE OF NOTE FOR THE AFTERNOON
PACKAGE APPEAR TO BE OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. MESO-ETA SHOW THIS
FEATURE WEAKENING AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST...WHILE THE SHORTWAVE OVER
THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA/NORTHEAST FLORIDA AREA BY EARLY EVENING. LATEST SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED DEWPOINTS INCREASING OVER THE AREA SO WILL GO
WITH THE CURRENT ZONE PACKAGE WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS TO ADJUST FOR
CURRENT CONDITIONS. WILL KEEP SCEC IN C(OASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON.

.JAX...
GA...NONE
FL...NONE

BLS

AMZ435-450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-241815-

NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1112 AM EDT MON APR 24 2000

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND PORTIONS
OF NORTH FLORIDA...

A PRE FRONTAL SQUALL LINE...LOCATED ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
DOUGLAS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TO TALLAHASSEE IN NORTH FLORIDA...WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE AFFECTING
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA FROM JUST BEFORE NOON AND THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL BE AFFECTING MAINLY AREAS ALONG I
10 IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA FROM EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON  AND INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE TO
SAINT AUGUSTINE COULD SEE THE EFFECT OF THIS LINE AFTER THE MID
AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS ACCOMPANYING THE LINE ARE
CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY
RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SOME OF THEM COULD ALSO BECOME
SEVERE.

SPOTTERS ACTIVATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA IS REQUESTED AT THIS
TIME.

ACTIVATION MIGHT BECOME NECESSARY LATER ACROSS NORTHEAST
FLORIDA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.NWSJAX.NOAA.GOV.

SANTOS

AMZ435-450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-241815-

NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1112 AM EDT MON APR 24 2000

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BACON...COFFEE...CLINCH...WARE...ECHOLS...
AND ATKINSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND FOR SUWANNEE...HAMILTON...
AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA UNTIL 5 PM...

A PRE FRONTAL SQUALL LINE...LOCATED ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
DOUGLAS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TO TALLAHASSEE IN NORTH FLORIDA...WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE AFFECTING
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND AREAS ALONG I 10 IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA FROM EARLY
TO MID AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM GAINESVILLE TO SAINT AUGUSTINE COULD SEE THE EFFECT OF THIS LINE AFTER
THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS ACCOMPANYING THE LINE WILL BE
CAPABLE OF BECOMING SEVERE WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...
HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE WATCH MIGHT BE EXTENDED FURTHER
EAST LATER IN THE AFTERNOON

SPOTTERS ACTIVATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA...MAINLY
IN AREAS WITHIN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA...IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.NWSJAX.NOAA.GOV.

SANTOS