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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL

August 5, 2009Coffee County, Jeff Davis County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2009, 6:01 PM EDT for Coffee County, Jeff Davis County, Georgia. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 5, 2009, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2009, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Coffee County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 156 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2509 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 570 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 2:19 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:19 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
219 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

.SHORT TERM...SHORTWAVE TROUGH ENERGY STRETCHES OVER SC TO S/CTRL
GA AND OVER FL PANHANDLE. AN ASSOCIATED SFC FRONT IS NW OF OUR
AREA. BANDS OF CONVECTION HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG AND E OF UPPER
TROUGH AXIS. ISOLD SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED AND ONE STORM
ALREADY PRODUCED 50 DBZ ECHO UP TO 45 KFT. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL
LINGER OVER THE ERN U.S. THURSDAY THEN BEGIN TO LIFT N FRIDAY. SCT
TO NUMEROUS STORMS WILL CONTINUE THURS WITH UPR DISTURBANCES AGAIN
PROVIDING IMPETUS FOR ISOLD SVR ACTIVITY. GFS INDICATES A RIBBON
OF VORTICITY WILL BE LEFT BEHIND ALONG THE FL/GA BORDER AND WILL
KEEP 40-50% POPS FOR NE FL.

.LONG TERM...RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND
WITH LIGHT E TO SE FLOW. TEMPS WILL WARM INTO THE MID 90S INLAND
UNDER INCREASED SUBSIDENCE ALOFT. HEAT INDICES WILL SOAR INTO THE
100-105 RANGE ESPECIALLY SE GA AS UPR HIGH BUILDS OVER CAROLINAS.
MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL YIELD ONLY A SLGT CHANCE
FOR A SHOWER ACRS MOST OF AREA AND 30% OVER SRN TIER.

&&

.AVIATION...HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO FOR TSRA AT SSI AS STORMS ARE
CURRENTLY W OF TERMINAL. OTHER TAF SITES HAVE VCTS THIS AFTN AND
WILL AMEND WHEN TSRA APPEARS IMMINENT. MVFR VIS AT VQQ AFTER MID.

&&

.MARINE...NO HEADLINES. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER IN SCT
STORMS EACH AFTN AND EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SELY
THIS WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  71  93  70  95 /  20  40  20  30
SSI  75  89  75  89 /  20  30  20  20
JAX  72  92  72  93 /  20  40  20  30
SGJ  74  90  74  90 /  20  40  20  20
GNV  71  91  71  93 /  20  50  20  50
OCF  71  91  71  93 /  20  60  20  50

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

WOLF/TRABERT/KEEGAN

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:53 AM EDT, 14 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
353 AM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-061000-
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-
JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-
INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-
COASTAL CAMDEN-
353 AM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INLAND
SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT THE LOCAL BEACHES. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM ACTIVITY WILL PROMOTE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR
FLOODING CONCERNS. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME STRONG WITH
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD
THE EAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.

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

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST EACH DAY WITH A
FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A
GRADUAL DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:32 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:34 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 5, 5:57 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 5, 5:59 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 9:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Putnam	45 min
Aug 5, 1:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	38 min
Aug 5, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		84 min
Aug 5, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	46 min
Aug 5, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Flagler	40 min
Aug 5, 3:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Hamilton, Suwannee	64 min
Aug 5, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		53 min
Aug 5, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		38 min
Aug 5, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	30 min
Aug 5, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		67 min
Aug 5, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	52 min
Aug 5, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Flagler	28 min
Aug 5, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	26 min
Aug 5, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau	50 min
Aug 5, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	28 min
Aug 5, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	48 min
Aug 5, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		34 min
Aug 5, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	45 min
Aug 5, 5:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Duval, Nassau	87 min
Aug 5, 5:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Marion	54 min
Aug 5, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	56 min
Aug 5, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		77 min
Aug 5, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	38 min
Aug 5, 5:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Duval	61 min
Aug 5, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	43 min
Aug 5, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Lake	41 min
Aug 5, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	44 min
Aug 5, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		117 min
Aug 5, 5:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns	85 min
Aug 5, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	42 min
Aug 5, 6:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval	25 min
Aug 5, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	38 min
Aug 5, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	40 min
Aug 5, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	53 min
Aug 5, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	48 min
Aug 5, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Baker	31 min
Aug 5, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	42 min
Aug 5, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bacon	40 min
Aug 5, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Echols	42 min
Aug 5, 1:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Pierce	49 min
Aug 5, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Glynn	41 min
Aug 5, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	44 min
Aug 5, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Pierce	40 min
Aug 5, 2:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Glynn	51 min
Aug 5, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Brantley	29 min
Aug 5, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Ware	43 min
Aug 5, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Glynn, Wayne	27 min
Aug 5, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Glynn	43 min
Aug 5, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	40 min
Aug 5, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Ware	52 min
Aug 5, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	51 min
Aug 5, 3:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Camden, Glynn	46 min
Aug 5, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch	41 min
Aug 5, 3:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Camden, Charlton, Glynn	115 min
Aug 5, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch	40 min
Aug 5, 3:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Camden, Glynn	45 min
Aug 5, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	48 min
Aug 5, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Camden, Charlton	52 min
Aug 5, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Charlton	62 min
Aug 5, 4:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Camden, Glynn	67 min
Aug 5, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Appling	52 min
Aug 5, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Coffee	47 min
Aug 5, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Atkinson	40 min
Aug 5, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Atkinson	44 min
Aug 5, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Jeff Davis	41 min
Aug 5, 6:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Atkinson, Coffee	116 min
Aug 5, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch	39 min
Aug 5, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Atkinson	41 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.