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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2012, 3:35 AM EDT for Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2012, 3:35 AM EDT (07:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
Counties Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
576 WWUS72 KJAX 060735 NPWJAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 335 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-070300- /O.NEW.KJAX.WI.Y.0006.120406T1800Z-120407T0300Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE... ST AUGUSTINE...PALM COAST...BRUNSWICK...ST MARYS 335 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE NORTHEAST TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW 25 MPH LATE THIS EVENING BY MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE IN WIND SENSITIVE OUTDOOR WORK RELATED ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION OR POSTPONE ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. SMALL TWIGS AND TREE BRANCHES WILL ALSO BE BLOWN OFF TREES. 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 TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES... AND DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ GAZ132>136-151>153-165-062300- /O.NEW.KJAX.LW.Y.0018.120406T1800Z-120406T2300Z/ COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY- INLAND GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY... JESUP...BLACKSHEAR...NAHUNTA...WOODBINE 335 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE NORTHEAST TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW 20 MPH LATE THIS EVENING BY MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH OR GUSTS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. BOATERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD AVOID OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE IN WIND PROTECTED INLETS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AS WELL. && $$ FLZ032-037-070200- /O.NEW.KJAX.LW.Y.0018.120406T2000Z-120407T0200Z/ CLAY-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...PALATKA 335 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE NORTHEAST TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW 20 MPH LATE THIS EVENING BY MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ENYEDI
1 follow-up statement
995 WWUS72 KJAX 070009 NPWJAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 809 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 GAZ154-166-070115- /O.CAN.KJAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120407T0300Z/ COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRUNSWICK...ST MARYS 809 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ FLZ032-037-070115- /O.CAN.KJAX.LW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120407T0200Z/ CLAY-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...PALATKA 809 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED...THUS THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ FLZ024-025-033-038-070300- /O.CON.KJAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120407T0300Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE... ST AUGUSTINE...PALM COAST 809 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE IN WIND SENSITIVE OUTDOOR WORK RELATED ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION OR POSTPONE ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. SMALL TWIGS AND TREE BRANCHES WILL ALSO BE BLOWN OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES... AND DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 3:35 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAX | 17 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:14 AM EDT | Gale Warning | JAX | 11 hr | |
| Apr 6, 5:27 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee, Union | 22 hr |
| Apr 6, 5:19 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | JAX | Flagler, Nassau | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.