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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2012, 2:08 AM EDT for Marion County, Florida. It was in force for 52 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
- May 29, 2012, 2:08 AM EDT (06:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2012, 3:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
County Marion County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 1581 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 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 May 28, 8:55 PM EDT, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 8:55 PM EDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
855 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2012
.UPDATE...CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL IS MOVING NNW INTO
LOWNDES COUNTY GEORGIA THIS EVENING. T.D. BERYL WILL MOVE N AND THEN
NE ACROSS INTERIOR SE GA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THREAT OF HEAVY
RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE. HAVE CANCELLED WIND
ADVISORY AND REPLACED IT WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL
COUNTIES FROM ST. JOHNS COUNTY NORTHWARD TO GLYNN...WINDS STILL
GUSTING OVER 30 MPH ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF ST. AUGUSTINE. FLOOD
WATCH CONTINUES AREA WIDE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH A FLOOD
WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT OVER THE SUWANNEE VALLEY WHERE
RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE REACHED 6 INCHES IN SPOTS.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR TO MVFR CONDS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH IFR VSBY AND/OR
CIGS LIKELY IN ANY STRONG SHOWER OR TSTMS AS BANDS OF SHOWERS/ISOLD
TSTMS CONTS TO MOVE NE AND N AROUND BERYL. WITH VWP SHOWING 20-35 KT
ALOFT...SOME OF THE SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE GUSTS NEAR 35 TO MAYBE 40
KT AT THE TAF SITES. ON TUE...PREVAILING MVFR ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME AS HIGH CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAIN IN THE FCST AS
BERYL CONTS TO SLOW PROGRESS.
&&
.MARINE...WINDS ARE SLY AROUND 15-20 KT AND SEAS OF 6-8 FT FROM BUOY
REPORTS. MIGHT SEE A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT...BUT
GENERAL FCST IS RIGHT ON TRACK. SCA REMAINS IN EFFECT.
RIP CURRENTS: MODERATE TO POSSIBLE HIGH RISK THROUGH TUE AS SURF
REMAINS ROUGH.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 71 83 68 90 / 100 100 70 30
SSI 75 81 73 89 / 70 70 70 40
JAX 71 83 69 90 / 80 70 70 40
SGJ 74 84 73 89 / 70 60 60 50
GNV 70 87 70 92 / 80 80 60 40
OCF 71 88 71 93 / 70 80 50 40
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-
CLAY-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-MARION-
NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION.
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR DUVAL-FLAGLER-
NASSAU-ST JOHNS.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR DUVAL-NASSAU-ST
JOHNS.
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-
BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN-
COFFEE-ECHOLS-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN-JEFF DAVIS-PIERCE-
WARE-WAYNE.
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR COASTAL CAMDEN-
COASTAL GLYNN.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR COASTAL CAMDEN-
COASTAL GLYNN.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND
GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-ALTAMAHA
SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-FERNANDINA BEACH
TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-FERNANDINA BEACH
TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH
FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL
OUT 20 NM.
&&
ZIBURA/SHASHY/KEEGANHazardous weather outlook, May 28, 8:33 PM EDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 833 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-291100- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-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- 833 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST COAST FROM ST. JOHNS COUNTY NORTH TO GLYNN COUNTY TONIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL IS MOVING INLAND INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT ALONG THE EAST COAST. EASTERLY SWELLS AND ONSHORE WINDS WILL MAINTAIN ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE IN THE STRONGER RAINBANDS WITH A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS...WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA INTO MIDWEEK...WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH MIDWEEK. AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK. ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 28, 11:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 8:22 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAX | Nassau | 8 hr |
| May 28, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 44 min |
| May 28, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 52 min |
| May 28, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 46 min |
| May 28, 9:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Marion, Putnam | 56 min |
| May 28, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 34 min |
| May 28, 10:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion, Putnam | 32 min |
| May 28, 10:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Marion, Putnam | 62 min |
| May 28, 10:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 55 min | |
| May 28, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 32 min |
| May 28, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 29 min |
| May 28, 10:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Marion | 3 hr |
| May 28, 11:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 42 min |
| May 28, 11:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 37 min |
| May 29, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 30 min |
| May 29, 12:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | Marion | 3 hr |
| May 29, 12:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 50 min |
| May 29, 12:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Suwannee | 3 hr |
| May 29, 2:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 55 min | |
| May 29, 3:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Marion, Putnam | 4 hr |
| May 29, 3:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee | 3 hr |
| May 29, 4:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 35 min |
| May 29, 5:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | Suwannee | 3 hr |
| May 29, 5:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 43 min |
| May 29, 5:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 31 min |
| May 29, 6:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 34 min |
| May 29, 6:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Baker, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union | 3 hr |
| May 29, 6:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Union | 38 min |
| May 29, 8:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 45 min |
| May 29, 9:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 34 min |
| May 29, 9:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Bradford | 39 min |
| May 29, 10:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 44 min |
| May 29, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Union | 40 min |
| May 29, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 26 min |
| May 29, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 44 min |
| May 29, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Union | 52 min |
| May 29, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Citrus | 27 min |
| May 29, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Union | 60 min |
| May 29, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 36 min |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Bradford, Union | 32 min |
| May 29, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 26 min |
| May 29, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 46 min |
| May 29, 4:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Baker, Nassau | 25 min |
| May 29, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay | 30 min |
| May 29, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay | 30 min |
| May 29, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay, Gilchrist | 29 min |
| May 29, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Clay, Gilchrist | 32 min |
| May 29, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 32 min |
| May 29, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Clay, Putnam | 40 min |
| May 29, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 50 min |
| May 29, 7:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Putnam | 90 min |
| May 29, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 37 min |
| May 29, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 24 min |
| May 29, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 34 min |
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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.