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Small Craft Advisory 8, NWS Jacksonville, FL

February 3, 2011

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this small craft advisory at Feb 3, 2011, 4:42 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 3, 2011, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 57 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 3, 2011, 4:42 AM EST (09:42 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 3, 2011, 1:00 PM EST
Expired: Feb 3, 2011, 1:57 PM EST
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 3, 4:27 AM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 4:27 AM EST, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 10:50 PM EST, 5 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1050 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-031000-
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-
1050 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

...ISOLATED STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE...

A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT.
ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
STORMS MAY BE STRONG ACROSS THE LOWER SUWANNEE VALLEY AND PRODUCE
HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.

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

AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS FORECAST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA...TRAILED
BY A COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS 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.

ECZ/ABE/PP

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 2, 11:37 PM EST, 5 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1137 PM EST WED FEB 02 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1118 PM     HAIL             3 W NEWBERRY            29.64N 82.66W
02/02/2011  E0.75 INCH       ALACHUA            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HEAVY HAIL FOR 2 MINUTES ON
            STATE ROAD 26 AT THE ALACHUA AND GILCHRIST COUNTY BORDER.

&&

SHULER

Special weather statement, Feb 2, 11:42 PM EST, 5 hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1142 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

FLZ036-030515-
ALACHUA-
1142 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN
ALACHUA COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
VALID UNTIL 1215 AM EST...

AT 1142 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES
SOUTH OF LA CROSSE TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALACHUA...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
ALACHUA AND LA CROSSE THROUGH 1215 AM EST. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER
INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
DAMAGE.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

LAT...LON 2989 8237 2988 8233 2984 8227 2985 8226
      2985 8221 2974 8216 2965 8243 2982 8253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 238DEG 34KT 2981 8241 2969 8237

ZAPPE

Special weather statement, Feb 2, 11:59 PM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1159 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

FLZ031-032-036-030530-
ALACHUA-BRADFORD-CLAY-
1159 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN
ALACHUA...SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES FOR
STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 1230 AM
EST...

AT 1159 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALDO...OR 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WALDO...LAKE GENEVA AND
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS THROUGH 1230 AM EST. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH
IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF
45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. IF
FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594.

LAT...LON 2996 8196 2981 8187 2970 8223 2976 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 239DEG 35KT 2976 8217

ZAPPE

Special weather statement, Feb 3, 12:24 AM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 3, 1:25 AM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 3, 1:27 AM EST, 3 hours 15 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
Feb 2, 10:56 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	49 min
Feb 2, 11:09 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Gilchrist	28 min
Feb 2, 11:32 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	43 min
Feb 2, 11:42 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	33 min
Feb 2, 11:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford	31 min
Feb 3, 12:03 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Clay	16 min
Feb 3, 12:24 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	51 min
Feb 3, 1:25 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	65 min
Feb 3, 1:27 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	33 min
Feb 3, 9:48 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		87 min
Feb 3, 1:57 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	JAX		20 hr

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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.