High swell from distant Hurricane Earl combined with onshore flow produced breaker heights of 7 to 10 feet along the northeast Florida coast.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
High swell from distant Hurricane Earl combined with onshore flow produced breaker heights of 7 to 10 feet along the northeast Florida coast.
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 Sep 2, 8:35 AM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
935 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES ALONG THE COAST...
.UPDATE...
HURRICANE EARL ABOUT 400 MILES DUE EAST OF JAX BUT ANY IMPACT
CONTINUES TO BE LIMITED TO COASTAL WATERS AND THE SURF ZONE.
EARLY MORNING FOG HAS BURNED OFF AND EXPECT SUNNY SKIES TO BECOME
MORE PARTLY CLOUDY AS SCT/BKN CU FIELD DEVELOPS IN NORTHERLY FLOW
LATER THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH WITH PRECIP WATER AMOUNTS RUNNING
AROUND AN INCH...ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL MIX DOWN TO SCATTER OUT CU
DECK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...SO PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY
CONDS WILL COVER THE FORECAST FOR MOST AREAS TODAY AND THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR MAX TEMPS INTO THE LOWER 90S IN MOST LOCATIONS EXCEPT
UPPER 80S RIGHT ALONG THE COAST. 12Z JAX SOUNDING DENOTED A 20
KNOT WIND MAX AROUND 1-2 KFT THAT WILL MIX DOWN TODAY WITH NORTH
WINDS GENERALLY CLOSE TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. JUST
CLOSE TO BREEZY CONDS...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. AS THE STEERING
FLOW BECOMES MORE NORTHERLY SLIGHT RAIN CHANCES OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS AND ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. CURRENTLY
THERE ARE A FEW THIN LINES OF CUMULUS ALONG THE COAST THAT MAY
KICK OFF A FEW SPRINKLES BUT NOT MUCH MEASURABLE PCPN IS EXPECTED
OVER LAND AREAS TODAY...WILL SEE WHAT THE HEAT OF THE DAY CAN DO
TO NEARLY STATIONARY SBRZ THAT WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ATLC COAST
TODAY BUT FOR NOW DO NOT EXPECT MUCH MORE THAN 10-20% COVERAGE.
CLEAR SKIES AND SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL CONDS INLAND WITH MIN
TEMPS IN THE MID/UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS WILL PROMOTE GROUND FOG
BUT DRIER AIR FILTERING IN AT LOW LEVELS WILL INHIBIT FORMATION
ACRS SERN GA...SO HAVE LEFT IT OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR NOW...BUT
WILL RE-EVALUATE WITH AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
&&
.AVIATION...
MORNING MVFR VSBYS IN FOG/HAZE HAVE DISSIPATED AND EXPECT MAINLY
VFR CONDS WITH SCT TO POSSIBLY BKN CU FIELD BTWN 3-4KFT DEVELOPING
LATER THIS MORNING. NLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL INCREASE TO
10-15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS POSSIBLE.
&&
.MARINE...
COMBINED SEAS STILL RUNNING IN THE TEENS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS
AND 7 TO 10 FT CLOSER TO THE COAST. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN IN
THE 15-20 KNOT RANGE THEN BACK TO THE WEST TONIGHT AND DECREASE.
SURF ZONE...BREAKERS CONTINUE AROUND 7 FT WITH LOCAL SURF STATION
REPORTS OF OCCASIONAL BREAKERS CLOSE TO 10 FT. CONDS SHOULD PEAK
TODAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING TONIGHT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 91 64 95 68 / 0 0 0 0
SSI 89 73 93 75 / 10 0 0 0
JAX 90 68 94 71 / 10 0 0 0
SGJ 87 72 92 72 / 10 0 0 0
GNV 91 67 93 69 / 0 0 0 0
OCF 92 67 93 69 / 0 0 0 10
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR DUVAL-FLAGLER-NASSAU-
ST JOHNS.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR DUVAL-FLAGLER-
NASSAU-ST JOHNS.
GA...RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL
GLYNN.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR COASTAL CAMDEN-
COASTAL GLYNN.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND
GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA
TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST
AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT
20 NM.
&&
HESS/PRESNALLHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 449 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-030945- 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- 449 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK... MODERATE TO LARGE EASTERLY SWELL GENERATED FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF AT AREA BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IN ADDITION...SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR JETTIES AND INLETS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR BOATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK LIKELY TO PERSIST FOR A FEW DAYS... SAND BARS CREATED FROM RECENT HIGH SURF AND PERSISTENT EASTERLY SWELLS WILL LIKELY CREATE AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK FOR A FEW DAYS. BEACH-GOERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF ENTERING THE WATER DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...ALWAYS SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND PAY ATTENTION TO WARNING FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED AT BEACH ACCESS POINTS. AN ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THE CHANCES OF RIP CURRENTS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS STARTING EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A COLD FRONT STALLS NEAR THE FORECAST AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ARS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
Breakers of 5 to 8 feet were reported along Flagler Beach. Heights as high as 10 feet were occasionally observed.
Breakers of 4 to 6 feet were observed with occasional 8 foot breakers.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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