Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1038 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2011

.PUBLIC UPDATE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND ACCOMPANYING HEAVY
RAINFALL UNDERWAY ACROSS OUR NORTHERN-MOST ZONES...WITH
KSSI ALREADY REPORTING OVER 2.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE EARLY THIS
MORNING. 12Z KJAX SOUNDING INDICATES THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS PRIMED
FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WITH CAPE VALUES EASILY
REACHING 3500 J/KG OR HIGHER. HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO INCLUDE
CATEGORICAL POPS FOR AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 82 IN
RESPONSE TO CURRENT ACTIVITY. MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL ONCE AGAIN
BE HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. PULSE
STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF WET
MICROBURSTS. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR SMALL HAIL IN RESPONSE TO
LOWERING WET BULB ZERO/FREEZING LEVEL HEIGHTS COUPLED WITH STRONGER
WINDS IN THE HAIL GROWTH REGION (ALLOWING FOR FAVORABLE PARTICLE
SEPARATION FROM THE DOWNDRAFT REGION).

.AVIATION...MAIN FORECAST ISSUE WILL BE AT KSSI WHERE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO IMPACT. HEAVY RAINFALL WITH VISIBILITIES
REDUCED TO BELOW 1 MILE WILL CONTINUE THERE THE REMAINDER OF THIS
MORNING...WITH SOME REPRIEVE BY MIDDAY. FOR THE REMAINING TAF
SITES...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE OF THE GARDEN VARIETY...
ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 15Z-20Z WHERE TEMPO TSRA GROUPS ARE IN PLACE.

WITH EXCEPTION OF KSSI WHERE CEILINGS ARE ALREADY BELOW 2 KFT...
A RAPIDLY EXPANDING CU FIELD MAY ALSO PROMOTE MVFR CEILINGS AT TIMES
THROUGH AROUND 17Z AT LOCAL TERMINALS.

&&

.MARINE...SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS CURRENTLY SITUATED ALONG THE
FLORIDA/GEORGIA LINE AND EXTENDING OFFSHORE. JUST NORTH OF THIS
FEATURE...MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WERE NOTED INCLUDED AT 41008. FOR
TODAY...EASTERLY WINDS WILL SUSTAIN AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS...HIGHEST OVER
THE GEORGIA WATERS. ALSO...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NUMEROUS
OVER THE GEORGIA WATERS...DECREASING TO SCATTERED/ISOLATED COVERAGE
OVER THE FLORIDA WATERS.

&&

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

&&

.PREVIOUS PUBLIC...
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL SLIDE
TOWARD FL/GA BORDER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MOISTURE CONVERGENCE
RESULTING IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. AGAIN THE LIGHT
FLOW WILL RESULT IN SLOW MOVING STORMS...PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL.
THIS BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION THROUGH
SUNDAY...LEADING TO ROUNDS OF CONVECTION. THE COMBINATION OF THE
CLOUDS AND THE PRECIP WILL LEAD TO SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN AVERAGE MAX
TEMPS THIS WEEKEND.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...MODELS DIFFER ON
DEVELOPMENT OF A SOUTHEAST LOW PRESSURE REFLECTION...WITH NAM BEING
MOST AGGRESSIVE EARLY IN THE WEEK. THEREFORE...SLIGHTLY ELEVATED
POPS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEEK. A TREND TOWARD SURFACE RIDGING
UNDER EAST SIDE OF LARGE UPPER HIGH WILL LEAD TO LOWER POPS...AND
MODERATING TEMPS LATER IN THE WEEK.

&&

ZAPPE/ZIBURA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1220 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2011

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-160930-
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-
1220 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2011

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR STORMS THIS PERIOD.
SLOW STORM MOTION WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW
STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.

PATCHY SMOKE FROM THE HONEY PRAIRIE WILDFIRE COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES OVER COMMUNITIES NEAR AND TO THE WEST OF THE FIRE
TODAY. AREAS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE FARGO...HOMERVILLE...AND DU PONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND TRIGGERING CONVECTION. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SLOW MOVERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.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.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1249 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2011

FLZ025-151730-
DUVAL-
1249 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN DUVAL
COUNTY FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 130 PM EDT...

AT 1249 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES
EAST OF BALDWIN TO BALDWIN...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BALDWIN THROUGH 130 PM
EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. POSTPONE
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED
BUILDING. UNPLUG ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND APPLIANCES AS THEY ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO POWER SURGES AND MAY BE DAMAGED BY NEARBY LIGHTNING
STRIKES. 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 3029 8177 3028 8199 3034 8199 3037 8195
      3037 8178
TIME...MOT...LOC 1649Z 289DEG 4KT 3033 8178 3032 8196

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