Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Jacksonville, FL

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WWUS52 KJAX 241023
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
523 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

GAC003-069-241032-
/O.EXP.KJAX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160224T1030Z/
ATKINSON GA-COFFEE GA-
523 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ATKINSON AND
SOUTHWESTERN COFFEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 AM EST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH 10 AM EDT.

LAT...LON 3147 8314 3147 8312 3151 8308 3156 8306
      3161 8306 3161 8305 3162 8304 3164 8301
      3166 8301 3166 8300 3168 8300 3171 8297
      3145 8274 3135 8310 3139 8311 3140 8314
      3143 8314 3146 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 1022Z 235DEG 34KT 3140 8317 

$$

NELSON

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
839 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016

.UPDATE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ENHANCED
BY HTE EAST COAST SEABREEZE THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE NOW WEAKENING.
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
WHEN STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS APPROACH WESTERN COUNTIES OF NE FL/SE
GA TOWARDS DAWN. SQUALL LINE EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS
THE AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS WITH ISOLATED
TORNADOES AND HAIL POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER CELLS. WINDS WILL
REMAIN STRONG WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
ASSOCIATED WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW TO THE NORTH. A WIND ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

.AVIATION...ONLY A COUPLE SHOWERS REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION EARLY
THIS EVENING AND VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. WIND SHEAR IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS OFF THE
SURFACE INCREASE TO 35-45 KNOTS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 10-15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS BY DAWN. RAIN
CHANCES WILL THEN INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS.
WIDESPREAD STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM
WEST OF HIGHWAY 301...AND BETWEEN 9 AM TO 1 PM FOR AREAS EAST OF
HIGHWAY 301 AS SQUALL LINE MOVES THROUGH SE GA AND NE FL. BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT...IT WILL REMAIN GUSTY WITH WINDS 20-25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 KNOTS. CONDITIONS IMPROVE TO VFR LEVELS BY MID AFTERNOON
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...SCA FOR OFFSHORE WATERS TONIGHT AS SOUTHERLY WINDS
INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KT WITH BUILDING SEAS...AND FOR NEAR SHORE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE LIKELY FOR THE
OFFSHORE WATERS ON WEDNESDAY.

RIP CURRENTS: LOW TO MODERATE RISK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  64  75  43  60 /  70  80  10   0
SSI  60  76  47  59 /  30  80  10   0
JAX  65  80  45  63 /  30  70  10   0
SGJ  65  80  48  63 /  30  70  10   0
GNV  64  76  44  63 /  30  70  10   0
OCF  66  77  46  63 /  20  70  10   0

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...GALE WATCH FROM 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL
     FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST.
     AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO
     FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR WATERS FROM
     ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
     WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO
     60 NM-WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20
     TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM EST THURSDAY
     FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH
     FL OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST.
     AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO
     FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM.

&&

ZIBURA/KENNEDY/

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
420 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-250930-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-INLAND NASSAU-INLAND DUVAL-UNION-
BRADFORD-CLAY-ST. JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-
COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-
WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-
ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
420 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH 10 AM...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 10 AM...

...GALE WARNING OFFSHORE BEGINNING AT 10 AM...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A SQUALL LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROGRESS
RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE SUWANNEE
VALLEY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS
LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND NORTH CENTRAL
FLORIDA DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
OF 60-80 MPH...HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS WITHIN STRONGER ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS. THE SQUALL LINE
WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS AROUND NOON...EXITING INTO THE
OFFSHORE WATERS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH AROUND SUNSET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
OF 20-30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. A
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM THE MID-MORNING HOURS
THROUGH SUNSET TONIGHT.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT OFFSHORE THROUGH 10
AM...AND THEN A GALE WARNING WILL BE POSTED BEGINNING AT 10 AM AS
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS STRENGTHEN...WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE WIND
GUSTS ANTICIPATED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
BEGINNING AT 7 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS.

PERSISTENT LONG PERIOD EASTERLY OCEAN SWELLS WILL CREATE A
MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

GALE WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS
THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WILL REMAIN POSTED FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE AT INLAND LOCATIONS DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

NELSON

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
432 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

GAZ132-149-241015-
ATKINSON GA-COFFEE GA-
432 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN ATKINSON AND WESTERN
COFFEE COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM EST...

AT 431 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ALAPAHA...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF OCILLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
DAMAGE. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOUGLAS...BROXTON AND AMBROSE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3147 8314 3147 8312 3151 8308 3156 8306
      3161 8306 3161 8305 3162 8304 3163 8301
      3166 8301 3166 8300 3179 8299 3142 8278
      3136 8310 3139 8311 3140 8314 3143 8314
      3146 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 0931Z 235DEG 32KT 3143 8325

NELSON