1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 6, 1:00 PM EST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 200 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2002 CURRENTLY...GA ZONES UNDER SLIGHT RISK TODAY. CLOUD MASS FROM DECAYING MCS NOW OVER OUR GA ZONES (WHERE GREATEST INSTABILITY RESIDES) MOVING SW WITH A VORT MAX OFFSHORE OF NE FL. SFC LOW ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER S SC...WITH A COLD FRONT ACROSS N SC. ALOFT A LARGE HIGH BUILDING OVER THE E PLAINS WAS BRINGING A SW STEERING FLOW TO THE AREA. TO THE SOUTH OF THE JAX FORECAST AREA...A LARGE SWATH OF CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING ACROSS S FL INTO THE CENTRAL GOMEX ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPR LVL LOW FORMING WEST OF THE FL KEYS. TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPR 80S AND LIGHT WINDS AT THE SFC...WITH JUICY DEW PTS IN THE LOWER 70S ACROSS THE AREA. SHORT TERM...CURRENT VORT OFFSHORE OF NE FL WILL MOVE W AND MERGE OVER THE PANHANDLE WITH RESIDUAL ENERGY FROM THIS AMS MCS...AS VORT MIN MOVES OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA (FA) TONIGHT. SFC LOW ALONG THE SE SEABOARD TRACKS WESTWARD INTO MS THROUGH SUN ELONGATING ITS ASSOCIATED TROUGH THROUGH CENTRAL GA. ALOFT H5 HIGH OVER THE PLAINS LINGERS ENHANCING A W-SOUTHWEST STORM PROPAGATION COUPLED WITH E-SE LOW LVL FLOW. A SIMILAR SCENARIO TO THIS AM MAY OCCUR SUN AM WITH A CONVECTIVE COMPLEX DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACKING S-SW INTO GA SUN AM. FLOW BECOMES ONSHORE SUN AS SYNOPTIC HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND PRESS GRADIENT TIGHTENS ALONG THE SE COAST. WILL ANTICIPATE MORNING COASTAL SHOWERS TO PROPAGATE INLAND...WITH SEA BREEZE COLLISION ALONG FL WEST COAST AND ACROSS OUR S FL ZONES...AND LITTLE PROPAGATION EASTWARD. VORT MIN OVER MUCH OF OUR N FL FA SUN AFTERNOON DURING MAX HEATING...BUT SHORTWAVE OVER S FL AND ALONG STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH GA WILL LIKELY HELP TO DESTABILIZE THE AREA. MON AND TUE IMPULSES FROM THE ATLANTIC NEAR THE CENTRAL FL EAST COAST WITH THE SFC HIGH AXIS THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC SEABOARD. WILL TREND TOWARD 40% CHC OF MAINLY AFTERNOON SB CONVECTION MON AND TUE. SHORT TERM HIGH TEMPS SLIGHTLY BELOW CLIMO WITH CLOUD COVER ALONG THE COAST DUE TO ONSHORE FLOW. INLAND HOWEVER...TEMPS WILL RISE TO NEAR 90 PRIOR TO CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. LOW TEMPS NEAR CLIMO. WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...ATLANTIC SFC HIGH AXIS MOVES SOUTHWARD FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO OVER SOUTH FL AS AN UPR LVL TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE CENTRAL CONUS WED-THU. ENERGY OVER THE EASTERN GOMEX MOVES INLAND FRI AS PVA IS ENHANCED AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPR LVL TROUGH. SAT RIDGE RE-BUILDS OVER FL PENINSULA. WILL GO PARTLY CLOUDY AND CHC OF CONVECTION WED-THU-SAT...AND FRI CHC WITH MO CLOUDY WORDING. WITH RIDGE AXIS SHIFTING SOUTH OF THE FA...ANTICIPATE WARMER THAN CLIMO TEMPS TOWARD THE WEEKEND WITH LOW LVL S-SW FLOW. MARINE...NO HEADLINES. PRELIM CCF AMG BB 072/089 071/091 070 24343 SSI BB 074/086 074/087 074 24242 JAX BB 072/088 072/089 071 24232 SGJ BB 074/087 074/088 074 24232 GNV BB 070/090 071/091 070 24343 OCF BB 070/090 071/091 070 24343= .JAX... .GA...NONE. .FL...NONE. BROYLES/SHASHY
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous large trees down. Power lines down. Large truck trailer overturned. Concrete block structure destroyed.
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