The approach of the New Moon (Aug 30) and onshore flow produced minor tidal flooding at Atlantic coast tide gages which resulted in minor flooding.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
The approach of the New Moon (Aug 30) and onshore flow produced minor tidal flooding at Atlantic coast tide gages which resulted in minor flooding.
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 Aug 29, 7:13 PM EST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
813 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2019
.UPDATE.../through Tonight/...
The combination of surface boundary slowly lifting back to the
northwest overnight, and an upper wave moving west northwest
across the area, will result in increasing shower/thunderstorm
chances southeast overnight.
Coastal flood advisory continues due to high astronomical tides
around evening high tide cycles.
&&
.AVIATION.../00z TAF period/...
Prevailing VFR conditions expected overnight. Thunderstorm
potential will increase from southeast to northwest overnight
through Friday. Winds will increase and become gusty Friday as
well.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 68 91 71 88 / 0 10 10 60
SSI 79 87 79 85 / 10 50 60 50
JAX 74 87 75 88 / 10 50 70 50
SGJ 79 87 79 86 / 30 70 60 60
GNV 72 89 73 89 / 10 60 10 60
OCF 73 89 74 90 / 10 80 20 50
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Coastal Flood Advisory until 11 AM EDT Sunday for Clay-Coastal
Duval-Coastal Flagler-Coastal Nassau-Coastal St. Johns-
Inland Duval-Inland Nassau-Inland St. Johns-Putnam.
GA...Coastal Flood Advisory until 11 AM EDT Sunday for Coastal Camden-
Coastal Glynn-Inland Camden-Inland Glynn.
AM...None.
&&
23The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The USGS tide gage along the Tolomato River reached 1.99 ft MHHW. Minor flooding begins at 1.6 ft MHHW. On 8/30 at 9:30 pm, the tide gage measured 2.04 ft MHHW.
The NOS Tide Gage reached 1.80 ft MHHW. This is the level at which minor flooding begins. On 8/30 at 9:54 pm, the water levels reached 1.89 ft MHHW.
The NOS tide gage reached 2.12 ft MHHW. Minor coastal flooding begins at 2 ft MHHW. On 8/30 at 9:48 pm, the gage reached 2.16 ft MHHW.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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