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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2016, 5:46 PM EDT for Camden County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2016, 5:46 PM EDT (21:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2016, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
County Camden County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 745 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Aug 3, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 4:53 AM EDT, 12 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 453 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-040900- 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- 453 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS... ...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES DUE TO INCREASED EASTERLY SWELLS. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS PERSIST. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN STRONGER STORMS. STORMS WILL GENERALLY MOVE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT AREA BEACHES ON THURSDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:47 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
447 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016
FLZ038-032115-
FLAGLER FL-
447 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN FLAGLER COUNTY UNTIL
515 PM EDT...
AT 446 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ANDALUSIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDALUSIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2939 8147 2940 8148 2945 8149 2949 8152
2961 8152 2962 8138 2941 8130
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 221DEG 11KT 2948 8145
ZIBURASpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 5:18 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 518 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 GAZ166-032145- COASTAL CAMDEN GA- 518 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 518 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER KINGS BAY BASE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KINGS BAY BASE AND CUMBERLAND ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3087 8155 3087 8143 3077 8147 3076 8157 TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 030DEG 13KT 3079 8148 ZIBURA
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:46 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
546 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016
GAZ166-032230-
COASTAL CAMDEN GA-
546 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM EDT...
AT 546 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ST. MARYS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST. MARYS AND KINGS BAY BASE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
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LAT...LON 3071 8149 3072 8149 3071 8150 3072 8150
3072 8153 3073 8157 3073 8161 3080 8157
3078 8146 3071 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 043DEG 10KT 3074 8155
ZIBURAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 28 min |
| Aug 3, 4:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 53 min | |
| Aug 3, 6:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Clay | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 5:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Camden | 58 min |
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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.