Gale Warning 4, NWS Jacksonville, FL

848 
WHUS72 KJAX 251956
MWWJAX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
256 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

AMZ470-472-474-260400-
/O.CON.KJAX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0500Z/
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-
256 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
  THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WAVES/SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ450-452-454-260400-
/O.CON.KJAX.SI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0500Z/
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-
256 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THE EVENING.

* SEAS...SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

JDS

362 
WHUS72 KJAX 260202
MWWJAX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
902 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

AMZ470-472-474-260900-
/O.CAN.KJAX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.SC.Y.0016.140126T0202Z-140126T0900Z/
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-
902 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...5 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33
KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ450-452-454-260315-
/O.CAN.KJAX.SI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0500Z/
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-
902 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. 


$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1020 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...BECOMING WINDY AND MUCH WARMER ON SATURDAY...

.UPDATE...
EVENING SURFACE ANALYSIS DEPICTS HIGH PRESSURE (1032 MILLIBARS)
BLANKETING THE DEEP SOUTH. ALOFT...LONGWAVE TROUGHING IS
POSITIONED OVER THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATION...WITH
SHORTWAVE ENERGY DIVING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. MID AND HIGH
ALTITUDE CLOUDINESS IS STREAMING AHEAD OF THIS SHORTWAVE AND
OVERSPREADING OUR REGION...WHICH IS HALTING TEMPERATURE FALLS.
THIS SHORTWAVE WILL DEPART OUR REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR PARTIAL CLEARING FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS...MAKING FOR A TRICKY TEMPERATURE
FORECAST. VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION FALLING FROM THE MID-LEVEL
CLOUD DECK OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL NOT MAKE INROADS INTO
OUR REGION...DUE TO EXCEPTIONALLY DRY AIR BELOW 850 MILLIBARS
(5000 FT). WE REMOVED THE HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR OUR SOUTHEAST GA
COUNTIES...AND TRIMMED THE FREEZE WARNING OVER INLAND NORTHEAST
FL. IF CLOUDS DO NOT DEPART OUR REGION LATER TONIGHT...THEN THE
REMAINING FREEZE WARNING MAY ALSO BE CANCELLED OVERNIGHT. EXPECT
LOWS TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S OVER INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GA TO THE
UPPER 30S IN COASTAL NORTHEAST FL.

OUR PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RAPIDLY TIGHTEN BY LATE SATURDAY
MORNING AS SURFACE RIDGING SLIPS SOUTH OF OUR REGION AND ANOTHER
COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS. LAKE WIND
ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED FOR MOST OF OUR AREA...WITH SOUTHWEST
WIND GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEEDING 30 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF
THE FRONT UPSTREAM WILL BRING TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR LATE
JANUARY CLIMO...NEAR 60 IN SOUTHEAST GA AND LOW/MID 60S FOR
NORTHEAST/NORTH CENTRAL FL.

&&

.AVIATION...
OVERCAST MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND EXPECT CIGS
AROUND 5000 TO 8000 FT SAT AFTERNOON. WEST TO SW WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 12-15 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 KTS BY NOON SAT...
AND CONTINUE TO NEAR SUNSET.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS AND SEAS HAVE BEEN STEADILY DECREASING THROUGH THE EVENING
WITH BUOY 41012 AND SAUF1 MAINLY 15-20 KTS AND REMAINING OBS
10-15 KTS OR LESS. HAVE ALLOWED THE SCA HEADLINES TO EXPIRE ON
SCHEDULE. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE SAT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS
LIKELY OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY MID-AFTERNOON.

RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK ON SATURDAY DUE TO OFFSHORE FLOW.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN JUST ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY AROUND 35 PERCENT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF OUR REGION EARLY IN THE DAY...WELL IN
ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE APALACHIANS. THIS
WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS...WITH SOUTHWEST TO
WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...WHICH WILL CREATE VERY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES
OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO OUR REGION ON
SUNDAY...WITH HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 30 PERCENT DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.
HOWEVER...WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH. MOISTURE
INCREASES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WITH HUMIDITY VALUES
REMAINING WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  28  58  30  56 /  10   0   0  10
SSI  33  59  36  54 /   0   0  10  10
JAX  32  63  36  59 /   0  10  10  10
SGJ  39  63  40  57 /   0   0  10  10
GNV  33  64  41  63 /  10  10  10  10
OCF  37  66  46  67 /   0  10  10  20

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY FOR BAKER-BRADFORD-
     COLUMBIA-HAMILTON-NASSAU-SUWANNEE-UNION.

GA...NONE.
AM...GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING 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.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY
     FOR 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.

&&

NELSON/TRABERT/MCALLISTER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1102 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-
149>154-162>166-252300-
ALACHUA-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-APPLING-
ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN
(INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT TO 20 NM-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-
GLYNN (COASTAL)-GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-
PIERCE-PUTNAM-ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE-ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-ST JOHNS-
SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE-
1102 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...FREEZE WARNING FOR PORTIONS NORTHEAST FLORIDA TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
GENERALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE ALTAMAHA
RIVER.

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

SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.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
1111 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

FLZ020>023-030-GAZ134-149>152-162>164-250900-
ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COLUMBIA-ECHOLS-
HAMILTON-PIERCE-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-
1111 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...LIGHT SLEET MIXED WITH LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

AREAS OF LIGHT SLEET MIXED WITH LIGHT RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
AS AN UPPER LEVEL LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE AREA. AT 1115 PM
EST...OBSERVATIONS OF LIGHT SLEET WERE REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...WITH THIS ACTIVITY
TRACKING EASTWARD ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10
CORRIDOR IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTH OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN
OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. NO ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET ARE EXPECTED AS
SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH 4 AM.

ENYEDI

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1255 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1252 AM     SLEET            JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT  30.48N 81.71W
01/25/2014  M0.00 INCH       DUVAL              FL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            A FEW SMALL SLEET PELLETS MIXED WITH LIGHT RAIN AT THE
            JACKSONVILLE NWS OFFICE.

&&

AENYEDI

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
157 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1257 AM     SLEET            7 NNE MIDDLEBURG        30.14N 81.86W
01/25/2014  M0.00 INCH       CLAY               FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LIGHT SLEET MIXED WITH LIGHT RAIN WAS REPORTED BY A
            SPOTTER ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF CECIL FIEL. THERE WAS NO
            ACCUMULATION.

&&

AENYEDI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
201 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ150-162>164-251100-
ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-
FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-MARION-NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-
UNION-WARE-
201 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...LIGHT SLEET MIXED WITH LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

AREAS OF LIGHT SLEET MIXED WITH LIGHT RAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE AREA. AT 1 AM
EST...OBSERVATIONS OF LIGHT SLEET WERE REPORTED NEAR VALDOSTA
GEORGIA AS WELL AS WITHIN THE JACKSONVILLE METRO AREA OF NORTHEAST
FLORIDA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST TO SOUTHEAST
THROUGH SUNRISE. ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET ARE NOT EXPECTED AS
SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING WHERE THE SLEET
FALLS.

ENYEDI