Breezy east winds, almost 2 weeks since wetting rain and high dispersion created an environment supportive of fast fire growth.
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Breezy east winds, almost 2 weeks since wetting rain and high dispersion created an environment supportive of fast fire growth.
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 25, 7:13 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 813 PM EDT Tue May 25 2021 .UPDATE... Deep high pressure continues to provide a dry and subsident airmass. Under mostly clear skies temperatures will drop into the 60s by morning. Hot and dry conditions will continue on Wednesday with highs in the upper 80s coast and lower 90s inland. && .PREV DISCUSSION [708 PM EDT]... .Short Term.../through Thursday/... Surface high pressure ridge will extend across region from center to the northeast Tonight, with 500mb ridge overhead. Dry air and subsidence under the ridges will keep the region dry through tonight with limited cloud cover. Lows tonight will be near normal levels, with readings falling into the middle 60s in most places. The upper ridge moves toward the east Wednesday, with a flattening over forecast area, as surface ridge builds more toward the east. A trough of low pressure will slide into the southeastern US and stall. Expect another dry day, but with an increase in cloud cover. Highs will be above normal, with readings reaching the lower the middle 90s, but closer to around 90 at the beaches. The upper pattern will remain fairly flat Wednesday night into Thursday, while the surface ridging begins to weaken and move to southeast, and the surface trough moves closer to the forecast area. Expect moisture and instability to increase enough Thursday afternoon, for a few showers to develop with convergence of east and gulf coast sea breezes late. Highs in the middle 90s Thursday, except closer to 90 at the beaches. .Long Term.../Thursday night through Tuesday/... This period is expected to become more unsettled, with more summer like convection beginning this weekend. Surface high pressure will be to the southeast with surface trough just to the north into Friday, under a weak upper ridge. Could see a few showers/storms develop over NE FL Friday afternoon as east coast sea breeze moves inland. Airmass still looks too dry across SE GA. Temperatures will trend above normal. The surface trough will dip into SE GA Friday night into Saturday, with an upper trough developing across area. The surface trough will provide a source of convergence to aid in convective initiation Saturday, along with instability added by upper trough. The above normal temperatures will continue. Weak troughing will be over area Saturday night and Sunday with enough moisture in place for convective development. The best moisture will be across NE FL where dewpoints are expected to climb into the upper 60s Sunday afternoon. Temperatures will be closer to seasonal averages. For Sunday night into Tuesday, weak surface ridge will build to the north northeast, while a broad 500 mb ridge builds in. An onshore flow is expected with largely diurnally driven convection expected. Better chances for convection across NE FL where better moisture will be in place. Lows will trend near normal, with near to below normal highs. .AVIATION...[Through 00Z Thursday] VFR conditions will prevail through the period. Winds will become light SW overnight as the seabreeze circulation ceases. Light southwest winds Wednesday morning will become SE in the afternoon as the east coast sea breeze develops once again and moves inland. .Marine... High pressure will be northeast of the region Tonight. The high will move more to the east Wednesday, as a trough moves into the southeastern US. The region will be between high pressure to the southeast, and a trough just to the north Thursday into Friday. The trough will settle across the region over the weekend. High pressure will build from the north northeast early next week. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 65 94 70 96 71 / 0 0 0 0 0 SSI 71 86 72 90 73 / 0 0 0 0 0 JAX 65 92 69 95 70 / 0 0 0 0 0 SGJ 67 88 68 90 71 / 0 0 0 0 0 GNV 64 93 66 96 67 / 0 0 0 20 0 OCF 64 93 65 96 67 / 0 0 0 20 0 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AM...None. &&
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A wildfire on the north side of US Highway 301 near mile marker seven grew to 200 acres.
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