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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 24, 2016Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Mar 24, 2016, 10:41 PM EDT for Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Mar 24, 2016, 10:41 PM EDT (02:41 UTC)
Expired: Mar 24, 2016, 11:30 PM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 259 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 852 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 624 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 2.7

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 24, 9:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 9:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
913 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016

.UPDATE...LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS SQUALL LINE CONTINUING
EASTWARD PUSH OVER OUR FAR WESTERN COUNTIES WHILE GRADUALLY
WEAKENING. LARGE STRATIFORM AREA BEHIND LINE IS ALSO STARTING
TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE. LATEST HRRR CONTINUES TO SPREAD LARGE
AREA OF PRECIP ACROSS FORECAST AREA 02Z-08Z...WHICH MAY BE A
BIT OVERDONE AS WE COULD SEE GREATER DECREASE IN
COVERAGE/INTENSITY AS ACTIVITY MOVES OVER MORE STABLE AREA IN
THE EASTERN HALF OF OUR GA COUNTIES. HAVE ADJUSTED HOURLY POP
TREND TO REFLECT HIGH VALUES OVER THE WESTERN PART OF FORECAST
AREA NEXT FEW HOURS... THEN SPREADING EAST AND SOUTHEAST...WHILE
GRADUALLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE.

SCATTERED T-STORMS DEVELOPED...POSSIBLY WITH SOME HAIL...OVER OUR
SE COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT IS ALSO ON WEAKENING TREND.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...BUT DECREASE TO MVFR
AS AREA OF SHOWERS/ISOLATED TSRA SPREADS IN LATER TONIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...SURFACE HIGH OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT TO THE WEST WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY S TO SE WINDS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT EXTENDING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE FRONT STALLS OVER
THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SCEC CRITERIA OFFSHORE TONIGHT.

RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND MODERATE RISK
FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  64  79  64  76 /  80  70  40  40
SSI  64  76  64  73 /  60  70  40  50
JAX  65  83  66  77 /  60  60  40  50
SGJ  66  83  67  76 /  60  60  40  40
GNV  65  82  67  78 /  80  60  50  50
OCF  65  82  67  81 /  60  60  40  50

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

WOLF/GUILLET/WALKER

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 3:18 PM EDT, 7 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
318 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-251930-
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-
318 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016

...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK
ASSOCIATED WITH A MEANDERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. A FEW STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 24, 9:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
927 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016

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

0915 PM     TSTM WND GST     HOMERVILLE              31.04N 82.75W
03/24/2016  M44 MPH          CLINCH             GA   AWOS

&&

AWALKER

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 9:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
932 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016

GAZ134>136-150>152-250215-
WAYNE GA-BRANTLEY GA-BACON GA-APPLING GA-PIERCE GA-WARE GA-
932 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PIERCE...SOUTHEASTERN APPLING...
NORTHWESTERN BRANTLEY...NORTHERN WARE...BACON AND WESTERN WAYNE
COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

AT 931 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM ALMA TO NEAR MANOR. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30
MPH.

GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
WIND DAMAGE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAYCROSS...ALMA...BLACKSHEAR...PATTERSON...SCREVEN...ODUM...OFFERMAN...
BRISTOL...DIXIE UNION...PEBBLE HILL...JAMESTOWN...BOGGY BAY...NEW LACY AND
NEEDHAM.

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

LAT...LON 3175 8194 3119 8208 3113 8264 3161 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 258DEG 28KT 3155 8247 3114 8259

GUILLET

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 9:42 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
942 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016

FLZ020>024-030-GAZ150-152-162>165-250230-
INLAND NASSAU FL-BAKER FL-UNION FL-COLUMBIA FL-HAMILTON FL-
SUWANNEE FL-CHARLTON GA-CLINCH GA-BRANTLEY GA-INLAND CAMDEN GA-
ECHOLS GA-WARE GA-
942 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL UNION...BAKER...
EASTERN HAMILTON...NORTHEASTERN SUWANNEE...NORTHWESTERN NASSAU...
NORTHERN COLUMBIA...SOUTHERN BRANTLEY...SOUTHERN WARE...CHARLTON...
SOUTHEASTERN CLINCH...SOUTHEASTERN ECHOLS AND NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN
COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...

AT 942 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BOGGY BAY TO NEAR BELMONT TO 7 MILES
NORTHEAST OF OBRIEN. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.

GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
WIND DAMAGE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE CITY...HILLIARD...FOLKSTON...NAHUNTA...WHITE SPRINGS...FARGO...STEPHEN
FOSTER STATE PARK...TAYLOR...MACCLENNY...HOMELAND...GLEN ST. MARY...RACE
POND...WELLBORN...WAYNESVILLE...BELMONT...WINFIELD...SUWANNEE VALLEY...
BRAGANZA...OLUSTEE AND SANDERSON.

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

LAT...LON 3115 8256 3123 8176 3116 8178 3117 8176
      3044 8198 3008 8226 3022 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 270DEG 33KT 3115 8245 3044 8264 3008 8283

GUILLET

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 10:01 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1001 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016

FLZ021-022-030-035-036-250230-
ALACHUA FL-GILCHRIST FL-UNION FL-COLUMBIA FL-SUWANNEE FL-
1001 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR UNION...SOUTHEASTERN SUWANNEE...
GILCHRIST...SOUTHERN COLUMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN ALACHUA COUNTIES UNTIL
1030 PM EDT...

AT 1001 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WATERTOWN TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANATTEE
ROAD. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.

GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
WIND DAMAGE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE CITY...TRENTON...LAKE BUTLER...BELL...WORTHINGTON SPRING...
ICHETUCKNEE SPRING...COLUMBIA...ALACHUA...HIGH SPRINGS...FORT WHITE...
WORTHINGTON SPRINGS...GROVES...UPLAND PINES...PALESTINE COMMUNITY...LULU...
PROVIDENCE...NEWBERRY...LA CROSSE...JOHNSTOWN AND FANNING SPRINGS.

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

LAT...LON 2976 8295 2980 8292 2981 8293 2983 8289
      2988 8287 2990 8290 2989 8292 2993 8292
      3019 8273 3008 8224 2996 8233 2992 8241
      2988 8238 2954 8263 2954 8265 2956 8266
      2956 8275 2958 8278 2959 8296
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 270DEG 39KT 3014 8260 2961 8297

GUILLET

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 10:35 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 24, 10:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 24, 8:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	43 min
Mar 24, 8:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Marion	30 min
Mar 24, 8:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Putnam	39 min
Mar 24, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee	49 min
Mar 24, 9:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Baker, Columbia	48 min
Mar 24, 9:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Nassau	38 min
Mar 24, 10:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist, Union	29 min
Mar 24, 10:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	40 min
Mar 24, 10:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		113 min
Mar 24, 11:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay, Duval	41 min
Mar 25, 12:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	53 min
Mar 25, 12:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Flagler	56 min
Mar 25, 12:46 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		89 min
Mar 24, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Atkinson, Coffee, Jeff Davis	47 min
Mar 24, 9:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bacon, Pierce	43 min

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