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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2011, 3:39 PM EDT for Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 51 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
- Jul 9, 2011, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2011, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
County Nassau County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 260 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2773 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Jul 9, 2:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 2:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 219 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS...UPPER TROF CONTINUES FROM E CANADA TO AN UPPER LOW OVER THE NW GOMEX. UPPER RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE ATLC ACROSS CENTRAL FL WITH ANOTHER HIGH CENTERED OVER OK. DEEP LAYER MOISTURE EXTENDS FROM THE S GOMEX AND W CARIBBEAN ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA AND NE AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROF. AT THE SFC...COLD FRONT IS PRESENTLY MOVING SLOWLY S ACROSS N GA. NUMEROUS TSTMS HAVE BEEN PROGRESSING SE ACROSS INTERIOR SE GA SINCE MID-MORNING. THIS ACTIVITY HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER AS DAYTIME HEATING FEEDS INSTABILITY. OTHER MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. MOTION IS GENERALLY SLOW AND ELY...ALTHO OUTFLOW IS PUSHING INLAND SE GA ACTIVITY MORE RAPIDLY SE. EARLY AFTN TEMPS RANGE FROM THE LOWER 80S IN RECENT RAIN AREAS TO THE LOWER 90S IN SUNNIER LOCALES. .SHORT TERM...CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THRU THE AFTN. BEST SUPPORT FOR STRONGER STORMS WILL BE ALONG LEADING EDGE OF TSTM OUTFLOW ACROSS SE GA...AND THIS AREA IS CLOSER TO AN AREA OF POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION AHEAD OF TROF. THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY PUSH INTO EXTREME NE FL AS WELL... INTERACTING WITH THE ATLC SEABREEZE. THIS MAY PRODUCE SOME STRONGER STORMS A BIT LATER THIS AFTN...AS WELL AS SLOW STORM MOTION. ATLC UPPER RIDGE IS PROGGED TO WEAKEN AS HIGH TO THE NW SHIFTS CLOSER TO THE AREA. DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY SINK S AS A RESULT. HOWEVER...CHANCE TO LOW END LIKELY POPS ARE EXPECTED DURING MAINLY THE AFTN HOURS. SW LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL PROMOTE EARLY CONVECTION ALONG THE GOMEX COAST WHICH WILL SPREAD INLAND THRU THE DAY. PRECIP H2O OVER 2 INCHES AND SLOW STORM MOTION WILL PROMOTE SOME LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL. PRECIP H2O IS PROGGED TO DECREASE BY MON...BUT STORM MOTION MAY BE EVEN SLOWER AS WELL. .LONG TERM...HAVE MADE FEW CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. POPS SHOULD SETTLE BACK TO NEAR NORMAL THRU MUCH OF THE PERIOD WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. AS MENTIONED BY MID SHIFT...BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE N LATE IN THE COMING WEEK. && .AVIATION...TSRA POSSIBLE AT ALL TERMINALS TODAY WITH TEMPO LIFR ALREADY OBSERVED AT GNV DUE TO LOW VSBYS IN +RA. CONVECTION WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET IN AREAL EXTENT...THEN LINGERING MOISTURE AND LIGHT LOW LEVEL WINDS MAY SUPPORT IFR CIGS OVERNIGHT. AT THIS TIME HAVE ADVERTISED SCT010 IN THE TAFS. && .MARINE...SSW FLOW 10-15 KTS AND COMBINED SEAS 2-4 FT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 74 95 74 95 / 30 60 30 50 SSI 77 90 77 90 / 30 60 30 40 JAX 74 92 74 92 / 30 60 30 50 SGJ 75 89 75 90 / 30 60 30 50 GNV 73 92 73 93 / 30 60 30 60 OCF 73 92 74 92 / 20 60 30 60 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && CARROLL/ENYEDI/KEEGAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 2:50 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 250 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2011 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-101000- 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- 250 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2011 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ...STRONG STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES... .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL BE THE FOCUS OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY LINGER ALONG THE EAST COAST EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE ATLANTIC SEABREEZE PUSHES INLAND. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO BECOME STRONG AND PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE SLOW STORM MOTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. SLOW MOVING STORM MOTION WILL ALLOW FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO REMAIN THE MAIN THREAT...ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S INLAND ALONG WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS WILL PUSH HEAT INDICES INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND REPORTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. PP/SEC
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
339 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2011
FLZ024-092030-
NASSAU-
339 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2011
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL NASSAU
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 430 PM
EDT...
AT 339 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 8 MILES WEST OF ST. MARYS...OR 7 MILES
SOUTH OF KINGSLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ST. MARYS THROUGH 430 PM
EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF
LOW-LYING AREAS.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3059 8165 3076 8177 3074 8165 3073 8165
3074 8162 3072 8161 3073 8160 3072 8160
3071 8153 3073 8153 3072 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 311DEG 7KT 3067 8165
ZAPPEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 3:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Nassau | 73 min |
| Jul 9, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 3:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 60 min |
| Jul 9, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Union | 52 min |
| Jul 9, 4:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Baker, Columbia, Union | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Union | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 4:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Clay | 14 min |
| Jul 9, 4:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Suwannee | 12 min |
| Jul 9, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 6:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Gilchrist, Suwannee | 56 min |
| Jul 9, 10:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Coffee, Jeff Davis | 117 min |
| Jul 9, 12:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 56 min |
| Jul 9, 1:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch, Coffee, Ware | 87 min |
| Jul 9, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.