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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL

February 22, 2017Atkinson County, Ware County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Feb 22, 2017, 3:39 PM EST for Atkinson County, Ware County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Feb 22, 2017, 3:39 PM EST (20:39 UTC)
Expired: Feb 22, 2017, 4:30 PM EST
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Atkinson County, GA, Ware County, GA

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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 22, 3:25 PM EST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 3:25 PM EST, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 3:14 AM EST, 12 hours 25 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
314 AM EST Wed Feb 22 2017

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-230830-
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-
314 AM EST Wed Feb 22 2017

...ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY...

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

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

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms across northeast Florida
and coastal southeast Georgia through early Thursday.

Locally heavy rainfall in excess of an inch will be possible through
early Thursday morning...mainly along the coast.

There is a Moderate risk of rip currents at the area beaches due to
increasing onshore winds and seas.

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the northeast Florida waters
beginning tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

An elevated risk of rip currents is expected at the area beaches through
the end of the week due to an onshore flow and elevated seas.

Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the northeast Florida waters
through Friday.

.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, Feb 22, 1:45 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
145 PM EST WED FEB 22 2017

FLZ033-125-221930-
St. Johns FL-Coastal Duval FL-
145 PM EST WED FEB 22 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. JOHNS AND
SOUTHEASTERN DUVAL COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EST...

At 144 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of showers and a
thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of South Ponte Vedra, or 14 miles
northeast of Saint Augustine, moving northwest at 25 mph.

Wind gusts of around 40 mph can be expected along with possible
minor wind damage.

Locations impacted include...
Unf, Ponte Vedra Beach, Neptune Beach, Palm Valley, Sawgrass, South
Ponte Vedra, Vilano Beach, San Pablo, Little Talbot Island and Guana
River State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this activity, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2990 8129 3027 8155 3046 8143 3047 8138
      3025 8135 2994 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 143DEG 21KT 3008 8120

SHASHY

Special weather statement, Feb 22, 3:02 PM EST, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 22, 3:31 PM EST, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 22, 3:39 PM EST, 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
Feb 22, 2:54 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	JAX		60 hr
Feb 22, 1:25 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		65 min
Feb 22, 1:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	45 min
Feb 22, 2:24 PM EST	Gale Watch	JAX		13 hr
Feb 22, 2:24 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	JAX		48 hr
Feb 22, 3:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	28 min
Feb 22, 3:31 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	59 min

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Sources

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