Gale Warning 3, NWS Jacksonville, FL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
915 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

.UPDATE...WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO CALM AT MOST LOCATIONS THIS
EVENING. SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA BY
MORNING. HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER SE GA
WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES OVER SE GA SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NE
FL. EXPECT MID TO UPPER 30'S OVER INLAND NE FL WITH AREAS OF
FROST. WARMING TREND CONTINUES ON TUESDAY AS INCREASING SW WINDS
PRODUCE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70'S.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR THROUGH NEXT 24 HOURS. SFC HIGH PRES LOCATED OVER N
CENTRAL FL AREA WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH TUE. CALM TO LIGHT S SFC
WINDS TONIGHT...THOUGH AT ABOUT 1000 FT S WINDS WILL BE INCREASING
TO NEAR 20 KT BY 12Z TUE. LLWS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED IN
TAFS ATTM. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA ON TUE WITH S TO
SW INCREASING TO 12-15 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 20-25 KT BY LATE MORNING
INTO THE AFTN HOURS.

&&

.MARINE...HIGH PRES OVER N CENTRAL FL ALLOWING FOR WEAK SLY WINDS
NEAR 5-10 KT OVER THE MARINE WATERS ATTM. SEAS ARE GENERALLY UNDER 3
FT. AS THE HIGH PRES MOVES OFFSHORE THROUGH 12Z TUE...SLY WINDS WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE TO NEAR 10-15 KT. FEW MINOR TWEAKS EXPECTED FOR THE
FORECAST TONIGHT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  40  71  41  60 /   0  20  30  10
SSI  45  70  44  57 /   0  10  40  10
JAX  38  75  45  61 /   0  10  40  10
SGJ  44  75  50  62 /   0  10  40  20
GNV  38  75  47  62 /   0  10  30  20
OCF  38  77  50  66 /   0  10  30  10

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     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.

&&

ZIBURA/SHASHY/CHASE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
935 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-051100-
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-
935 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...GALE WATCH FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...

...RIVER FLOODING ONGOING OR EXPECTED ALONG SEVERAL RIVERS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE ALONG THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT
BAXLEY...EVERETT CITY...AND CHARLOTTE. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ALSO
CONTINUE FOR THE SATILLA RIVER AT BOTH ATKINSON AND WAYCROSS AND
ALAPAHA RIVER AT STATENVILLE. A RIVER FLOODING WARNING ALSO IN
EFFECT FOR THE SANTA FE RIVER AT THREE RIVERS ESTATES AND HILDRETH.

AREAS OF FROST ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT OVER INLAND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK
ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH OUR REGION ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
REQUIRED FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

.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.