A wildfire broke out in the Cypress Knoll area of Palm Coast around 1:30 pm. Some homes had to be evacuated.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A wildfire broke out in the Cypress Knoll area of Palm Coast around 1:30 pm. Some homes had to be evacuated. The fire was contained by 4 pm by Palm Coast, Flagler County and Bunnell fire departments as well as the county's Fireflight Helicopter.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 9, 8:12 AM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
912 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010
.UPDATE...COLD FRONT WELL S OF FCST AREA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
N OF AREA THIS AFTN AND TNGT. NORTHERLY SFC WINDS SHOULD BECOME
NE LATER TDAY THRU TNGT. SOMEWHAT COOLER AND DRIER AIR FILTERING
IN BEHIND FRONT. FULL SUN AND DRIER AIR SHOULD ALLOW A DECENT
DIURNAL RANGE...WITH HIGH TEMPS IN 80-85 RANGE ACRS NE FL AND UPR
70S/NR 80 SE GA...SLGTLY COOLER ALNG COAST. CURRENT FCST HANDLES
THIS WELL. NO SIG CHGS PLANNED IN UPDATE.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS FCST IN TAFS.
&&
.MARINE...NO CHGS PLANNED IN NEXT CWF...WILL MAINTAIN SCA ACRS THE
WATERS THRU MID AFTN. BUOYS CURRENTLY SHOWING WINDS NR 20 KTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...AND SEAS UP AROUND 4FT.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...DRY CONDITIONS JUST ABOVE SURFACE ON AREA MORNING
SOUNDINGS...SHOULD RESULT IN AFTN RH'S BELOW CRITICAL VALUES ACRS
SE GA AND ALL BUT COASTAL AREAS OF NE FL. WIND CRITERIA FOR AN RFW
WILL NOT BE MET IN SE GA. WILL CONTINUE RFW FOR THIS AFTN FOR MUCH
OF NE FL. WILL ADD NASSAU, DUVAL, CLAY AND PUTNAM COUNTIES TO RFW
AS AT LEAST WESTERN PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES SHOULD SEE MIN RH
CRITERIA MET FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 78 52 81 57 / 0 10 10 10
SSI 76 61 75 66 / 0 0 10 10
JAX 79 57 79 61 / 0 0 10 10
SGJ 77 63 78 67 / 0 0 10 10
GNV 84 58 84 60 / 0 0 10 10
OCF 85 59 85 62 / 10 0 10 10
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-
BRADFORD-CLAY-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-MARION-
NASSAU-PUTNAM-SUWANNEE-UNION.
GA...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALTAMAHA
SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-ST AUGUSTINE
TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-ST AUGUSTINE TO
FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM.
&&
WOLFHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 347 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-100830- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY- CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)- GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 347 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... A MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW TODAY WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. PLEASE REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK DUE TO PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ENYEDI
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1249 PM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0813 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW LURAVILLE 30.15N 83.21W
05/08/2010 SUWANNEE FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
CENTRAL DISPATCH REPORTED A LARGE TREE DOWN ON 221ST
ROAD. A MOTORIST DROVE INTO THE TREE...FLIPPING THE
VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. OTHER TREES WERE
REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE LURAVILLE AREA.
&&
SHULERThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
About 10 homes from 28 to 44 Esperanto Drive were evacuated due to a wildfire that broke out in the Cypress Knoll area of Palm Coast around 1:30 pm. Vehicles and personnel from surrounding fire departments contained the fire by 4 pm. There were no damage or injuries.
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