Lightning Strike in Florida, May 19, 2003

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
245 PM EDT MON MAY 19 2003

CURRENT...OLD QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NR KSSI TO KAMG.
LARGE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY APPEARS TO BE MOVING INTO THE SUWANNEE VALLEY
AREA FROM THE W. IN ADDITION...SEABREEZES HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG BOTH
THE ATLC AND GULF COASTS. TSTMS ARE ALREADY FIRING...MAINLY NR THE
SAINT JOHNS RIVER S OF KJAX. ALOFT...WEAKENING UPPER LOW HAS SUNK S
INTO THE N GOMEX (AS PROGGED) AS LONGWAVE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE SE
U.S. INTO THE GREAT LAKES STATES.

PUBLIC...SHOULD SEE SLIGHTLY COOLER WX OVER SE GA AND EXTREME NE FL
AS BACKDOOR FRONT PUSHES INTO THE AREA. UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN WITH THIN HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE AREA. MODELS CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP SFC LOW OVER AL BY WED. LOOKING AT 500MB PATTERN...PREFER TO
BLEND ETA AND GFS GUIDANCE WITH A LITTLE LEAN TOWARD THE ETA. THE
ETA IS WEAKER AND SLOWER WITH THIS LOW. AS A RESULT...WILL BACK OFF
ON 80% POPS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW. ALSO ADJUSTED TIMING A
BIT...ESP IN THE NEAR TERM. AS A RESULT OF BRIEF BUILDING OF UPPER
RIDGE...WILL SEE A DECREASE IN POPS ON TUE. WILL DISCOUNT HI POPS ON
WED FROM AVN OVER GA DUE TO THE SLOWER LOW TIMING.

EXTENDED...HAVE TWEAKED POPS DOWN IN MUCH OF THE EXTENDED. ASSUMING
FRONT EVENTUALLY PUSHING THRU THE AREA THU...POST-FRONTAL
ENVIRONMENT SHOULD ONLY ALLOW ISOLATED ACTIVITY...ESP OVER GA.

MARINE...NE SWELL WILL BE MAIN CONCERN IN THE NEAR TERM. WILL LIKELY
HAVE MARGINAL SCA CRITERIA SEAS IN GA WATERS...WITH SCEC FOR FL.

FIRE WX...NO HEADLINES.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 66 81 67 83 / 40 30 20 60
SSI 70 78 68 80 / 30 30 20 40
JAX 70 82 68 84 / 40 30 20 40
SGJ 73 80 71 81 / 40 40 20 40
GNV 69 87 66 85 / 50 40 30 60
OCF 69 89 67 87 / 50 50 40 50

JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...SCA ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BCH OUT 60 NM.

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FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-200000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1240 PM EDT MON MAY 19 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES...

SEA BREEZE FRONTS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG THIS AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY JUST EAST OF THE I-75 CORRIDOR IN FLORIDA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE BIGGEST CONCERN FROM THESE STORMS
WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...AND SMALL
HAIL. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ORGANIZED SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES...
PLEASE REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
INCREASING THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS BOTH DAYS.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WEATHER CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE OR A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

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SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
207 PM EDT MON MAY 19 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN MARION COUNTY THROUGH
245 PM...

AT 207 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNIPER
SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND JUNIPER SPRINGS...MOSS
BLUFF...SILVER SPRINGS SHORES...LYNNE AND BURBANK THROUGH 245 PM EDT.
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS.

HESS

FLZ032-191845-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
212 PM EDT MON MAY 19 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CLAY COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM...

AT 212 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER PENNEY FARMS...OR ABOUT
13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRUIT COVE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PENNEY
FARMS...MIDDLEBURG AND KINGSLEY THROUGH 245 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE
HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
DAMAGE. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

HESS

FLZ037-191845-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
215 PM EDT MON MAY 19 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY
THROUGH 245 PM...

AT 215 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 6 MILES WEST OF BOSTWICK...
OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF PALATKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
BOSTWICK AND PALATKA THROUGH 245 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN
DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45
TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND
POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

HESS

GAZ149-150-191900-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
229 PM EDT MON MAY 19 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN WARE AND EASTERN
ATKINSON COUNTIES THROUGH 3 PM...

AT 229 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF MILLWOOD...
OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF ARGYLE...NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS CLUSTER
OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
MILLWOOD...AXSON...FAIRFAX AND TALMO THROUGH 300 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO
ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
MINOR DAMAGE. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

HESS

FLZ021-191930-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
254 PM EDT MON MAY 19 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN SUWANNEE COUNTY THROUGH
330 PM...

AT 254 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER NEWBURN...OR ABOUT 8
MILES WEST OF LIVE OAK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEWBURN...LIVE OAK
AND SUWANNEE SPRINGS THROUGH 330 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN
DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45
TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND
POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

HESS

FLZ020-192000-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
311 PM EDT MON MAY 19 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HAMILTON COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM...

AT 311 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES NORTH OF
CROSSROADS...OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF JENNINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND
CROSSROADS...JENNINGS AND JASPER THROUGH 400 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE
HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
MINOR DAMAGE.

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