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 Apr 26, 1:15 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 215 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2003 CURRENTLY...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM A SFC LOW OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH-CENTRAL FL. THE BOUNDARY IS MARKED BY A LOW CLOUD LINE FROM ABOUT KSAV SW TO K40J. A BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS HAS DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN GA AND OVER THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY WHERE LAPS ANALYSIS SHOWS CAPES OF 2200 J/KG AND LIS OF -6. SFC TEMPS NEAR 80. 12Z JAX RAOB INDICATED A CONVECTIVE TEMP OF 83 DEG F. WITH THE AMT OF INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA AND A STRONG VORT LOBE DRIVING THE COLD FRONT THROUGH OUR ZONES THIS AFTN AND EVE...WE WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF A PULSE TS DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. TONIGHT THRU SUN NIGHT...ISOLD EVENING CONVECTION ACRS OUR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN FL ZONES WILL GIVE WAY TO A MOSLTY DRY FORECAST THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THRU THE FORECAST AREA IN RESPONSE TO THE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION LIFTING DOWNSTREAM INTO THE ATLANTIC. SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE LOW/S WAKE SUN OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC. LOCALLY EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH SOME AFTN CU SUN AND TEMPS NEAR NORMAL. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND THE PRESENCE OF LOW LVL MOISTURE FROM PREVIOUS RAINS WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PATCHY FG TONIGHT AND SUN NIGHT. MON THRU THE EXTENDED PERIOD...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AS TEMPS REMAIN SEASONAL THRU WED. WITH THE LIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE AND THE INFLUX OF LOW LVL ATLANTIC MOISTURE PER ONSHORE FLOW...WILL CONTINUE WITH MENTION OF COASTAL SHRA OVERNIGHT AND ONLY SLIGHT POPS MON & WED FOR LATE AFTN TSRA AS MEAN LAYER MOISURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED FOR DEEP CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. WILL GO WITH SILENT POPS TUE AS RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS FURTHER S OVER GA. SYNOPTIC LOW LVL FLOW BEGINS TO VEER SSE WED AS THE GFS DEVELOPS AN AREA OF LOW PRESS IN THE GOMEX ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPR LVL SHORT WAVE TROUGH. THE SYSTEM TRACKS NNE TOWARD THE FL W COAST AND POSITIONS ITSELF IN APPALACHEE BAY 12Z FRI. WITH LITTLE UPR LVL SUPPORT AT THIS TIME AND UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS FEATURE...WILL CARRY SCT TSRA THU INTO SAT AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO TEMPS. MARINE...MAY NEED A SCEC FOR THE SOUTHERN LEG EARLY BUT WILL WAIT CLOSER TO ISSUANCE TIME TO DECIDE. WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF FAIRLY TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. NO HEADLINES EXPECTED THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. FIRE WX...EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY MAY HAVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR CRITICAL VALUES TOMORROW...BUT WILL NOT POST ANY HEADLINES AT THIS TIME. PRELIM CCF FCSTID = 24 AMG 56 83 58 84 / 10 0 0 10 SSI 63 79 63 79 / 10 10 10 10 JAX 60 83 61 83 / 10 10 10 20 SGJ 63 80 64 80 / 20 10 10 20 GNV 59 83 58 85 / 10 10 10 20 OCF 61 84 58 85 / 20 10 10 20 .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. PUBLIC...ENYEDI MARINE/FIRE WX...CARROLL
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-262200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1225 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A JESUP TO TRENTON LINE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS TODAY. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. CARROLL
FLZ025-033-261945- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 318 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DUVAL AND ST JOHNS COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM... AT 318 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES SOUTH OF ARLINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND FORT CAROLINE...ARLINGTON...UNF...MAYPORT...SAN PABLO... NEPTUNE BEACH...BAYARD AND JACKSONVILLE BEACH THROUGH 345 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. SHASHY
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:34 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
3 large trees blown down at the intersection of Forest Ave and Indian Woods Drive and also the Intersection of Strickland Rd. and Jaboe Lane.
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