1 storm surge/tide, 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 Sep 29, 8:15 AM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 915 AM EDT MON SEP 29 2003 .SHORT TERM...A COOL START TO THE DAY FOR GEORGIA PORTION WITH READINGS IN THE LOWER 50S IN SOME SPOTS...AND LOW DEWPOINTS HAVE MADE EVEN FURTHER PROGRESS NOW HAVING CLEARED MARION COUNTY. LOOKS LIKE A MOSTLY DRY DAY FOR MOST OF THE CWA WITH DRY AIR ADVECTING IN FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE DAY. TO THE SOUTH HOWEVER...WINDS ALOFT WILL SHIFT LATER TODAY ALLOWING A DECENT ISENTROPIC PATTERN TO SET UP FOR THE SOUTHERN TIER. THIS FEATURE WILL BE LATE IN THE DAY AND INITIAL LIFT WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME PRODUCING ANY PRECIP GIVEN DRY LOW-LEVEL PRECONDITIONS FOR THE AREA. WILL THEREFORE LOWER POPS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF TODAY TO MORE IN LINE WITH THE ETA MOS WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OVER MARION AND FLAGLER WITH NO POPS EXPECTED NORTH OF ST.AUGUSTINE. REST OF THE FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK AND NO CHANGES ARE PLANNED. .MARINE...WILL LIKELY NEED TO RAISE SCA FOR THE SOUTHERN WATERS AS WELL THIS MORNING AS MSAS DEPICTS NARROW SWATH OF 20 KNOT+ WINDS PUSHING SOUTHWARD. TRAJECTORIES ARE SUCH THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP NEARSHORE GEORGIA WATERS AT SCEC FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. .FIRE WEATHER...CURRENT WARNING LOOKS GOOD AND NO CHANGES PLANNED. .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE...SCA TONIGHT GA...NONE...SCA TONIGHT DEESE/CAMP
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-291630- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 500 AM EDT MON SEP 29 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON... A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO MODERATE EAST FLOW AND SWELLS. SEE THE LATEST SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY...THROUGH TOMORROW. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERNMOST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. ELSEWHERE IN THE FLORIDA CWA...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERNMOST COUNTIES OF THE CWA ON TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THURSDAY. ISOLATED POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH INCREASING RIP CURRENT STRENGTH AS THE NORTHEAST WINDS AND SEAS DEVELOP TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. WELSH/ZIBURA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 storm surge/tide. Local standard time, as filed.
High astronomical tide combined with a strong northeast flow led to minor coastal flooding and beach erosion. Effects were most pronounced in Flagler County but were felt from the Altamaha Sound, Georgia south to Flagler Beach, Florida.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, September 2003The 2003 hurricane season
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5368634.