Dry conditions helped fuel scattered fires across NE Florida, many generated by lightning strikes.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
Dry conditions helped fuel scattered fires across NE Florida, many generated by lightning strikes.
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 Jul 30, 7:05 PM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 805 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2016 .UPDATE...Earlier convection that was spawned inland along I-10 between I-95 and I-75 by merging sea breeze boundaries are starting to dissipate. The decaying thunderstorms have developed an outflow boundary that is moving north-northwestward into interior georgia. This outflow boundary may enhance currently weaker convection near I-75. This convection may move between georgia state routes 221 and 1 triangulating hazelhurst...douglas and alma where isolated thunderstorms may occur through the mid to later part of the evening. Current forecast as well as the HRRR have this trend depicted. && .AVIATION...VFR will prevail though nocturnal hours over aerodrome forecast sites. There are some indications of a few possible low stratus clouds between 06z- 12z Sunday but confidence in any affects at the TAFs are low attm. Sct cumulus will form by late Sunday morning with scattered convection expected near and after 18z. && .MARINE...South to southeast winds up to near 15-20 knots again this evening...becoming offshore and weakening toward sunrise Sunday. High pressure will build to the southeast of our waters on Sunday, with southerly winds just below caution speeds expected, except southeasterly on Sunday afternoon in the near shore waters. Only isolated thunderstorms, mainly during the late afternoon and evening hours, are expected through the weekend. Another southwesterly wind surge will result in caution conditions in the offshore waters on Sunday night. High pressure will then weaken during the early to middle portions of next week as a weak trough sinks southward towards our waters. Thunderstorm coverage will gradually increase over the coastal waters next week. Evening wind surges will continue, with seas building up to 3-5 feet offshore towards midweek. Rip Currents: Low risk rest of today and Sunday...though some enhanced risk in the afternoon during low tide and sea breeze. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 74 96 74 94 / 20 50 30 50 SSI 80 92 78 92 / 10 30 10 30 JAX 75 94 75 94 / 20 30 10 30 SGJ 77 92 78 92 / 10 20 10 20 GNV 73 94 74 93 / 20 30 20 30 OCF 74 94 74 94 / 30 30 20 30 && .JAX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... FL...None. GA...None. AM...None. && Cordero/Kennedy/Guillet
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1200 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2016 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-310945- COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-INLAND NASSAU-INLAND DUVAL-UNION- BRADFORD-CLAY-ST. JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION- COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING- WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN- ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 1200 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... MAINLY AT INLAND LOCATIONS. THE BETTER CHANCE OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA FROM AROUND INTERSTATE 95 WESTWARD TO INTERSTATE 75 SOUTH OF LAKE CITY. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTY WINDS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. HEAT INDICES WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 103 AND 107 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS POSSIBLE. HEAT INDICES NEAR 105 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. NELSON/SHASHY
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning caused 7 new fires in the Osceola National Forest on Sunday afternoon that burned 112 acres. Recent rainfall helped contain fire activity. By August 2nd, 100% of the fire was contained.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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