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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 5, 20168 counties in Florida; 12 counties in Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this wind advisory at May 5, 2016, 3:03 AM EDT for 8 counties in Florida; 12 counties in Georgia. It took effect at May 5, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2016, 3:03 AM EDT (07:03 UTC)
In effect from
May 5, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
May 5, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Suwannee County, FL, Union County, FL, Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Brantley County, GA, Camden County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Echols County, GA, Glynn County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Wayne County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 65 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2016-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 180 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2016-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
180 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

561 
WWUS72 KJAX 050703
NPWJAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
303 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2016

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-052200-
/O.NEW.KJAX.WI.Y.0006.160505T1600Z-160505T2200Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-INLAND NASSAU-INLAND DUVAL-UNION-
BRADFORD-CLAY-ST. JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-
COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...JENNINGS...WEST LAKE...
BELMONT...WHITE SPRINGS...HOUSTON...LIVE OAK...MCALPIN...
NEWBURN...SUWANNEE SPRINGS...COLUMBIA...LAKE CITY...
OLENO STATE PARK...LULU...WATERTOWN...MACCLENNY...OLUSTEE...
RATLIFF...HILLIARD...KINGS FERRY...BRYCEVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...
NORMANDY...ORTEGA...RIVERSIDE...SAN MARCO...LAKE BUTLER...
STARKE...NEW RIVER...DOCTORS INLET...LAKESIDE...BELLAIR...
MIDDLEBURG...ORANGE PARK...PONTE VEDRA BEACH...DURBIN...
PALM VALLEY...FRUIT COVE...ST. AUGUSTINE...ANASTASIA...
BAKERSVILLE...TRENTON...GAINESVILLE...NEWNANS LAKE...BOSTWICK...
CARRAWAY...PALATKA...PALM COAST...ANTHONY...BURBANK...OCALA...
AMELIA CITY...FERNANDINA BEACH...YULEE...ARLINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE BEACH...OCEANWAY...TALLYRAND
303 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING...WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...SMALL TREES MAY BE KNOCKED OVER...AND VERY CHOPPY
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON OPEN BODIES OF WATER MAKING SMALL BOAT
  OPERATIONS HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH
ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR
GREATER AT ANY TIME. 

MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE
WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. 

MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION
UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. 

&&

$$

NELSON
2 follow-up statements
157 
WWUS72 KJAX 051703 AAA
NPWJAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
103 PM EDT THU MAY 5 2016

GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-052200-
/O.EXA.KJAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160505T2200Z/
COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-
BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-
INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HAZLEHURST...ALMA...
NEW LACY...BAXLEY...PINE GROVE...PLANT HATCH...DOCTORTOWN...
GARDI...JESUP...AXSON...PEARSON...WILLACOOCHEE...NEEDHAM...
WAYCROSS...BLACKSHEAR...ATKINSON...HICKOX...HORTENSE...NAHUNTA...
RAYBON...WAYNESVILLE...HOBOKEN...EVERETT...THALMANN...BRUNSWICK...
JEKYLL ISLAND...GLYNN HAVEN...ST. SIMONS...COUNTRY CLUB ESTATE...
DOCK JUNCTION...NEEDMORE...STATENVILLE...HOMERVILLE...FOLKSTON...
ST. GEORGE...WINOKUR...HOMELAND...RACE POND...
STEPHEN FOSTER STATE PARK...COLESBURG...TARBORO...WAVERLY...
WOODBINE...DOVER BLUFF...KINGSLAND...DUNGENESS
103 PM EDT THU MAY 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SMALL TREES MAY BE KNOCKED OVER...AND VERY CHOPPY 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON OPEN BODIES OF WATER MAKING SMALL BOAT 
  OPERATIONS HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH
ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR
GREATER AT ANY TIME.

MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE
WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION
UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES.

&&

$$

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-052200-
/O.CON.KJAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160505T2200Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-INLAND NASSAU-INLAND DUVAL-UNION-
BRADFORD-CLAY-ST. JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-
COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...JENNINGS...WEST LAKE...
BELMONT...WHITE SPRINGS...HOUSTON...LIVE OAK...MCALPIN...
NEWBURN...SUWANNEE SPRINGS...COLUMBIA...LAKE CITY...
OLENO STATE PARK...LULU...WATERTOWN...MACCLENNY...OLUSTEE...
RATLIFF...HILLIARD...KINGS FERRY...BRYCEVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...
NORMANDY...ORTEGA...RIVERSIDE...SAN MARCO...LAKE BUTLER...
STARKE...NEW RIVER...DOCTORS INLET...LAKESIDE...BELLAIR...
MIDDLEBURG...ORANGE PARK...PONTE VEDRA BEACH...DURBIN...
PALM VALLEY...FRUIT COVE...ST. AUGUSTINE...ANASTASIA...
BAKERSVILLE...TRENTON...GAINESVILLE...NEWNANS LAKE...BOSTWICK...
CARRAWAY...PALATKA...PALM COAST...ANTHONY...BURBANK...OCALA...
AMELIA CITY...FERNANDINA BEACH...YULEE...ARLINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE BEACH...OCEANWAY...TALLYRAND
103 PM EDT THU MAY 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SMALL TREES MAY BE KNOCKED OVER...AND VERY CHOPPY 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON OPEN BODIES OF WATER MAKING SMALL BOAT 
  OPERATIONS HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH
ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR
GREATER AT ANY TIME.

MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE
WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION
UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES.

&&

$$
262 
WWUS72 KJAX 052207
NPWJAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
607 PM EDT THU MAY 5 2016

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-
052315-
/O.EXP.KJAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160505T2200Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...JENNINGS...WEST LAKE...
BELMONT...WHITE SPRINGS...HOUSTON...LIVE OAK...MCALPIN...
NEWBURN...SUWANNEE SPRINGS...COLUMBIA...LAKE CITY...
OLENO STATE PARK...LULU...WATERTOWN...MACCLENNY...OLUSTEE...
RATLIFF...HILLIARD...KINGS FERRY...BRYCEVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...
NORMANDY...ORTEGA...RIVERSIDE...SAN MARCO...LAKE BUTLER...
STARKE...NEW RIVER...DOCTORS INLET...LAKESIDE...BELLAIR...
MIDDLEBURG...ORANGE PARK...PONTE VEDRA BEACH...DURBIN...
PALM VALLEY...FRUIT COVE...ST. AUGUSTINE...ANASTASIA...
BAKERSVILLE...TRENTON...GAINESVILLE...NEWNANS LAKE...BOSTWICK...
CARRAWAY...PALATKA...PALM COAST...ANTHONY...BURBANK...OCALA...
AMELIA CITY...FERNANDINA BEACH...YULEE...ARLINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE BEACH...OCEANWAY...TALLYRAND...DOUGLAS...
HAZLEHURST...ALMA...NEW LACY...BAXLEY...PINE GROVE...
PLANT HATCH...DOCTORTOWN...GARDI...JESUP...AXSON...PEARSON...
WILLACOOCHEE...NEEDHAM...WAYCROSS...BLACKSHEAR...ATKINSON...
HICKOX...HORTENSE...NAHUNTA...RAYBON...WAYNESVILLE...HOBOKEN...
EVERETT...THALMANN...BRUNSWICK...JEKYLL ISLAND...GLYNN HAVEN...
ST. SIMONS...COUNTRY CLUB ESTATE...DOCK JUNCTION...NEEDMORE...
STATENVILLE...HOMERVILLE...FOLKSTON...ST. GEORGE...WINOKUR...
HOMELAND...RACE POND...STEPHEN FOSTER STATE PARK...COLESBURG...
TARBORO...WAVERLY...WOODBINE...DOVER BLUFF...KINGSLAND...
DUNGENESS
607 PM EDT THU MAY 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX62 min
May 4, 10:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX93 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2016Wind Advisories in Florida, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016

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.