Frost Advisory 3, NWS Jacksonville, FL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
905 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008

.UPDATE...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS LARGE TROUGH OVER THE NE CONUS
AND INTO THE WRN ATLC NEAR 75W. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT OVER
LOWER MS VALLEY AND A SHORTWAVE OVER CENTRAL PLAINS IS SPREADING
CIRRUS THIS WAY AND WILL BE MOVING OVER THE AREA LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT GIVING WAY TO SUNNY/MOSTLY SUNNY CONDS. MEANWHILE...BELOW
NORMAL TEMPS CONTINUE AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CENTERED OVER
AL/FL PANHANDLE WITH A LIGHT NW WINDS FLOW OVER THE CWA. MAX TEMPS
IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S EXPECTED TODAY. TONIGHT...MIN TEMPS EXPECTED
TO FALL TO FREEZING OVER THE INLAND AREAS BUT DURATION IS SOMEWHAT
LIMITED DUE TO THE HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN...BUT CERTAINTY ENOUGH TO
WARRANT A POSSIBLE FREEZE WARNING INLAND NE FL...WHICH MAY BE POSTED
LATER TODAY.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR FORECAST. MOSTLY CLEAR WITH JUST AN INCREASE IN
CIRRUS WITH LIGHT NWLY TO WLY FLOW.

&&

.MARINE...BUOYS SHOW NW WINDS AROUND 8-12 KT AND SEAS OF 3 FT OR
LESS. AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA LATER TODAY THESE
WINDS WILL RELAX EVEN FURTHER WITH SEAS ALSO DECREASING.

&&

.FIRE WX...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY WITH VERY DRY AIR NOTED IN JAX 12Z
SOUNDING WITH PWAT OF ONLY 0.16 INCHES. DURATIONS OF RH VALUES BELOW
35% MAY BE UP TO 8 HOURS IN SOME LOCATIONS.

&&

.CLIMATE...IT IS NOTED THAT SO FAR THIS MONTH A FEW ASOS SITES HAVE
AVERAGED TEMPERATURES OF 4-5 DEG BELOW NORMAL. LOOKING AT LATEST
TEMP GUIDANCE...THIS STATISTIC SHOULD NOT CHANGE MUCH THROUGH
NOV 30TH.

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
     ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-CLAY-COLUMBIA-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-
     MARION-PUTNAM-SUWANNEE-UNION.

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-
     BRADFORD-CLAY-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-
     MARION-NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-CLAY-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-
     FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-MARION-NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS-
     SUWANNEE-UNION.

GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

SHASHY/KERNS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
835 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-271030-
ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-
CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE-
COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)-
GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM-
ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE-
835 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...FREEZE WATCH TONIGHT FOR INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH AREAS
OF FROST...

FOR TONIGHT...COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA PRODUCING
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES NEAR 30 DEGREES
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. AREAS OF
FROST CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ON THURSDAY
OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

MKT/ARS