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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2012, 4:54 AM EST for 12 counties in Georgia; 7 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2012, 4:54 AM EST (09:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
Counties Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Suwannee County, FL, Union County, FL, Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Brantley County, GA, Camden County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Echols County, GA, Glynn County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Wayne County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 326 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1077 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
068 WWUS72 KJAX 240954 NPWJAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 454 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-241800- /O.NEW.KJAX.WI.Y.0002.120224T1500Z-120225T2300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY... MACCLENNY...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE...LAKE BUTLER... STARKE...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...ST AUGUSTINE...TRENTON... GAINESVILLE...PALATKA...PALM COAST...OCALA...DOUGLAS... HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY...JESUP...PEARSON...WAYCROSS... BLACKSHEAR...NAHUNTA...BRUNSWICK...STATENVILLE...HOMERVILLE... FOLKSTON...WOODBINE...ST MARYS 454 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHER BRIDGES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW AWAY UNSECURED OUTDOOR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SOME MINOR DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE SMALL TREES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER. && $$ JDS
3 follow-up statements
941 WWUS72 KJAX 241037 NPWJAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 537 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-241845- /O.EXT.KJAX.WI.Y.0002.120224T1500Z-120225T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY... MACCLENNY...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE...LAKE BUTLER... STARKE...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...ST AUGUSTINE...TRENTON... GAINESVILLE...PALATKA...PALM COAST...OCALA...DOUGLAS... HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY...JESUP...PEARSON...WAYCROSS... BLACKSHEAR...NAHUNTA...BRUNSWICK...STATENVILLE...HOMERVILLE... FOLKSTON...WOODBINE...ST MARYS 537 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHER BRIDGES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW AWAY UNSECURED OUTDOOR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SOME MINOR DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE SMALL TREES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER. && $$ JDS
559 WWUS72 KJAX 241508 NPWJAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1008 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-250000- /O.CON.KJAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY... MACCLENNY...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE...LAKE BUTLER... STARKE...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...ST AUGUSTINE...TRENTON... GAINESVILLE...PALATKA...PALM COAST...OCALA...DOUGLAS... HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY...JESUP...PEARSON...WAYCROSS... BLACKSHEAR...NAHUNTA...BRUNSWICK...STATENVILLE...HOMERVILLE... FOLKSTON...WOODBINE...ST MARYS 1008 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHER BRIDGES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW AWAY UNSECURED OUTDOOR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SOME MINOR DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE SMALL TREES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER. && $$
816 WWUS72 KJAX 250003 NPWJAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 703 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 FLZ023>025-030>033-036>038-040-GAZ153-154-165-166-250400- /O.EXP.KJAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.LW.Y.0010.120225T0003Z-120225T0400Z/ BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-ST JOHNS-ALACHUA-PUTNAM- FLAGLER-MARION-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN- COASTAL CAMDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MACCLENNY...FERNANDINA BEACH... JACKSONVILLE...LAKE BUTLER...STARKE...GREEN COVE SPRINGS... ST AUGUSTINE...GAINESVILLE...PALATKA...PALM COAST...OCALA... BRUNSWICK...WOODBINE...ST MARYS 703 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHER BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE SMALL TREES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH OR GUSTS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. BOATERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD AVOID OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE IN WIND PROTECTED INLETS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AS WELL. && $$ FLZ020>022-035-GAZ132>136-149>152-162>164-250115- /O.EXP.KJAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-GILCHRIST-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON- APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-ECHOLS-CLINCH- CHARLTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY... TRENTON...DOUGLAS...HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY...JESUP... PEARSON...WAYCROSS...BLACKSHEAR...NAHUNTA...STATENVILLE... HOMERVILLE...FOLKSTON 703 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 42 min |
| Feb 24, 2:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis | 57 min |
| Feb 24, 3:07 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Pierce, Wayne | 38 min |
| Feb 24, 3:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 3:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Ware | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 3:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Pierce, Ware, Wayne | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 3:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Pierce | 58 min |
| Feb 24, 3:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Pierce, Ware and 1 more | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 4:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Pierce, Wayne | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 4:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 22 min |
| Feb 24, 5:23 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:20 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 115 min |
Nearby
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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.