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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL

August 8, 2017Saint Johns County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2017, 3:25 PM EDT for Saint Johns County, Florida. It was in force for 35 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 8, 2017, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

County Saint Johns County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 96 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 2017-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 743 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 2017-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
743 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
969 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 8, 11:39 AM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 11:39 AM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 4:28 AM EDT, 10 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
428 AM EDT Tue Aug 8 2017

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-090830-
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-
428 AM EDT Tue Aug 8 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES...

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

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

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop
during the mid to late afternoon mainly across the inland areas
although a few storms may make it to the coast this evening before
fading. A few storms may become strong and produce strong gusty
winds in addition to frequent lightning. Locally heavy rainfall
may cause temporary flooding in low lying areas.

There is a Moderate Risk of rip currents at the northeast
Florida beaches due to easterly swells.

A River Flood warning is in effect for the St. Marys River at
Macclenny where minor flooding will occur.

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

Scattered mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected
each day. 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 8, 2:44 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:46 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 3:25 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns31 min
Aug 8, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns29 min
Aug 8, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX54 min
Aug 8, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX61 min
Aug 8, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX65 min
Aug 8, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX62 min
Aug 8, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval50 min
Aug 8, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau36 min
Aug 8, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay49 min
Aug 8, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX56 min
Aug 8, 4:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXDuval84 min
Aug 8, 4:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXNassau84 min
Aug 8, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval23 min
Aug 8, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia42 min
Aug 8, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay51 min
Aug 8, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau45 min
Aug 8, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX96 min
Aug 8, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau48 min
Aug 8, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker53 min
Aug 8, 5:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXDuval93 min
Aug 8, 5:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXSuwannee89 min
Aug 8, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua44 min
Aug 8, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker43 min
Aug 8, 6:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXNassau2 hr
Aug 8, 6:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXBaker, Nassau90 min
Aug 8, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford50 min
Aug 8, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia43 min
Aug 8, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion52 min
Aug 8, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau48 min
Aug 8, 6:48 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXNassau3 hr
Aug 8, 6:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXAlachua, Bradford85 min
Aug 8, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay40 min
Aug 8, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX65 min
Aug 8, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay47 min
Aug 8, 7:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXMarion119 min
Aug 8, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler50 min
Aug 8, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion46 min
Aug 8, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam44 min
Aug 8, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX66 min
Aug 7, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne47 min
Aug 8, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn37 min
Aug 8, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden43 min
Aug 8, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch39 min
Aug 8, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn45 min
Aug 8, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton48 min
Aug 8, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn44 min
Aug 8, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley, Charlton40 min
Aug 8, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden, Glynn53 min
Aug 8, 5:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXGlynn84 min
Aug 8, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPierce45 min
Aug 8, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne47 min
Aug 8, 7:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXGlynn, Wayne113 min
Aug 8, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne46 min
Aug 8, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch39 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.