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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL

February 7, 2017Clinch County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Feb 7, 2017, 2:09 PM EST for Clinch County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 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
Feb 7, 2017, 2:09 PM EST (19:09 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2017, 3:00 PM EST
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

County Clinch County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 12:00Z on 2017-02-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 13 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
13 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-152 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1028 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Feb 7, 9:36 AM EST, 4 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 9:36 AM EST, 4 hours 33 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
936 AM EST Tue Feb 7 2017

...Near record warmth this afternoon...

...Marginal risk of severe weather tonight...

.UPDATE...The tightening gradient between high pressure across the
western Atlantic and an approaching strong cold front will provide a
warm southwest flow to the area today. A short wave...moving in from
the northeast Gulf...will move across the far southern zones this
afternoon and may produce a round of scattered showers/storms as it
interacts with convergence from a weak east coast seabreeze.
Morning Jax sounding shows strong cap at 700 mb which will help
inhibit convection for most other areas until this eve.
A squall line...out ahead of an approaching short wave trough...
is forecast to traverse the area this eve. SPC has our area
under a marginal risk of severe wx with strong winds and hail
the main concerns. Record warmth a strong possibility this
afternoon especially at Jax where the record will probably
be tied or even broken.

Current record highs for today...
SSI 78 deg (1999)
AMG 81 deg (1957)
JAX 80 deg (1904)
GNV 86 deg (1957)

&&

.AVIATION...Scattered showers may develop during the mid to
late afternoon and have VCSH at most terminals aft 18Z. A much
better chance for showers and storms after 03z tonight as a squall
line approaches the area. Previous PROB30 groups will probably
become TEMPO groups on the next TAF issuance.

&&

.MARINE...No headlines today. South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of afternoon showers and storms. A
southerly flow will continue through tonight veering to the
southwest Wednesday as a cold front approaches the area. Frontal
passage looks to be Thursday morning with SCA conditions with a few
gusts to gale force possible Thu through Thu night. Winds and seas
will continue elevated Friday but will be on the decline as sfc high
pressure moves into local area and then south of the region Saturday.

Rip Currents: Mainly low risk with some lingering easterly swells
through Wednesday with predominate flow south to southwest.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  78  59  76  60 /  30  70  30  30
SSI  74  60  73  62 /  30  70  20  30
JAX  80  61  79  63 /  20  70  20  20
SGJ  78  61  79  64 /  30  60  20  10
GNV  81  61  78  63 /  20  60  30  20
OCF  81  61  79  63 /  20  60  20  20

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AM...None.

&&

PP/JH/WC
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 10:19 AM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1019 AM EST Tue Feb 7 2017

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-081530-
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-
1019 AM EST Tue Feb 7 2017

...MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Florida,
Southeast Georgia and the Adjacent Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Isolated strong to severe storms are possible this afternoon
mainly southeast of a line from St Augustine to Ocala as
well as the adjacent coastal waters. Storm motion will be
east northeast at 30 mph. A squall line is forecast to
traverse the area this evening. The main concerns this
afternoon and evening will be strong wind gusts and hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon and
night. Some storms may be strong to severe with strong wind
gusts and hail the main concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this evening.

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, Feb 7, 2:09 PM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
209 PM EST TUE FEB 7 2017

GAZ163-072000-
Clinch GA-
209 PM EST TUE FEB 7 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CLINCH COUNTY UNTIL
300 PM EST...

At 209 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Du Pont, or 9 miles southwest of Homerville, moving northeast at 25
mph.

Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along with possible minor
wind damage.

Locations impacted include...
Homerville, Argyle, Du Pont and Cogdell.

LAT...LON 3118 8282 3118 8267 3103 8260 3085 8288
      3094 8297 3104 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 227DEG 24KT 3098 8289

HESS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 5:05 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam40 min
Feb 7, 2:42 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWare48 min
Feb 7, 3:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley, Pierce45 min
Feb 7, 3:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Bacon, Pierce39 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.