A front shifted south across Georgia which focused a moist and unsettled SW steering across NE FL and pushed storms offshore of the local Atlantic coast.
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A front shifted south across Georgia which focused a moist and unsettled SW steering across NE FL and pushed storms offshore of the local Atlantic 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 Jun 24, 3:28 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 428 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023 ...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE... .NEAR TERM... Issued at 421 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023 Numerous showers and t'storms are underway over most of northeast FL and far southeast GA this evening ahead of a frontal boundary over southeast GA. This will continue through dusk, mainly east of I-75 before diurnal heating is lost. Some isolated strong cells are possible, especially over eastern areas where storms meet the pinned sea breeze. Temps continue to gradually rebound as compared to the last few days, near 90 for most and into the 70s overnight. && .SHORT TERM... (Sunday through Monday night) Issued at 421 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023 A wedge of drier air aloft (PWATs about 1 inch) can be seen over interior GA this evening on current GOES derived imagery, and this is expected to move southeastward into the remainder of the area Sunday behind the aforementioned boundary with a weak surface ridge. These PWATS of 1-2 standard deviations below average will suppress convection for almost the entirety of the CWA. The main exception will be over southern areas (especially Marion County) where a slight chance of a shower or storm is expected as the front will be just south of the area. Otherwise, a mostly dry and very warm day is in store for most on Sunday with temps into the low to mid 90s. Monday, mean level moisture begins to increase over southeast GA ahead of a secondary front rotating southeastward from the stubborn upper trough over the northeast US. This increase in moisture and lift will likely be enough to therefore produce convection over northwestern portions of the CWA, along with the plentiful daytime heating and temps soaring into the 90s. The latest GFS certainly keeps drier air aloft more present into Wednesday compared to the ECM, and therefore keeps any POPs confined to mainly the northern Suwannee Valley as compared to the more bullish ECM with POPs for most of the CWA. As of now, kept chance POPs over areas similar to the GFS through Monday evening, with only slight chances into north central FL. This seems more logical given the anomalous drier air over the region, but will need to monitor how things play out Sunday into Monday. Some isolated convection should linger overnight Monday and into Tuesday Morning, once again mainly over southeast GA and the western FL counties as the front continues slow progress southeast. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through next Saturday) Issued at 421 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023 By Tuesday, the front will likely be located near the FL/GA border and shifting southeastward throughout the day. Despite the boundary supporting a fair amount of lift, ensembles such as EPS and GEFS continue to show likely below average PWAT values overhead on the upstream side of the upper trough, and therefore more limited convection. Given the time of year, certainly still keeping areas mainly over northeast FL in a chance for POPs on Tuesday as the front moves through given the synoptic forcing. Tuesday once again looks seasonably warm with heat index values beginning to creep up as well, which will likely continue into mid to late next week (more on that below). The front will dip just south of the area sometime on Wednesday, with the same upper trough likely lingering over the northeast US through the end of next week. This will likely keep the area under an overall drier than normal pattern for Wednesday through Friday and possibly into the weekend as a weak surface ridge remains in place. The flow will likely weaken and become more west to northwesterly, which will also bring the sea breeze into play once again. Given this and the time of year, will still hedge a bit towards climo and keep slight chance to chance of POPs in the forecast for most with the likely sea breeze collision, but this will be ironed out more so over the coming days. Under the ridge and in a relatively drier pattern, temperatures will trend to slightly above average most of next week, with temps into the mid to upper 90s in the conversation by Wednesday and into the weekend. In addition, heat index values creep up close to advisory level criteria, and therefore this will be watched closely over the coming days. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 121 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023 Scattered to Numerous showers with embedded TSRAs have developed across all of NE FL and have updated TAF sites to include TEMPO groups for MVFR conds with gusty winds to 25 knots until 21Z for JAX/VQQ/GNV and until 22Z for SGJ/CRG before activity shifts south and east of the TAF sites after sunset. Expect mainly VFR conds through the evening hours while low level SW flow becomes light to near calm overnight and expect wet soils to support patchy MVFR fog formation and some low stratus development in the 500-1000 ft range, probs have remained low enough to exclude BKN CIGS except at GNV, where better chances of IFR conds exist and have included TEMPO group of BKN005 from 9-12Z for now, but LIFR conds less than 500 ft could develop at GNV, but confidence not high enough to include yet. Low level moisture continues some more SCT015 SCT025 clouds through the morning hours after 13Z, but not confident to include any further MVFR CIGS yet. && .MARINE... Issued at 421 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023 A cold front over southeast GA will result in numerous showers and thunderstorms over waters today and into tonight. The front will move southeast of area waters Sunday. A weak ridge will be over waters Sunday and into Monday before another front approaches by Monday Night. The front will slowly move southeast across the area Monday Night through Wednesday. A ridge of high pressure will build over the northern Florida peninsula for the end of next week. Rip Currents: A moderate risk of rip currents continues today. Long period swells will increase for Sunday and into Monday as well, which will produce a moderate to approaching high risk for rip currents. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 70 93 73 91 / 0 10 10 40 SSI 74 93 76 93 / 0 0 10 20 JAX 70 94 73 95 / 20 10 0 20 SGJ 72 90 73 93 / 50 10 0 10 GNV 70 93 70 93 / 30 10 0 20 OCF 72 92 72 93 / 20 20 10 10 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AM...None. &&
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
251 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023
FLZ024-124-GAZ165-166-241915-
Inland Nassau FL-Coastal Nassau FL-Inland Camden GA-
Coastal Camden GA-
251 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Nassau and
southwestern Camden Counties through 315 PM EDT...
At 251 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Kings Ferry, or near Hilliard, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds around 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
St. Marys, Kingsland, Hilliard, Yulee and Kings Ferry.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3062 8196 3077 8196 3085 8159 3059 8155
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 263DEG 18KT 3071 8183
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CORLESSPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
350 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NW Saint Augustine 29.92N 81.33W
06/24/2023 M40 MPH St. Johns FL Mesonet
Mesonet station XLWS Lewis.
&&
PKSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
352 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023
FLZ033-125-132-133-232-325-425-242015-
Eastern Clay FL-Coastal St. Johns FL-Western Clay FL-
Western Duval FL-South Central Duval FL-Coastal Duval FL-
Inland St. Johns FL-
352 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern St.
Johns, north central Clay and southeastern Duval Counties through 415
PM EDT...
At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Nas Jax, or over Mandarin, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds around 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Orange Park, Unf, Mandarin, Ponte Vedra Beach, Jacksonville Beach,
Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Sawgrass, Baymeadows and Ortega.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3012 8177 3024 8181 3038 8137 3025 8135
3012 8130
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 257DEG 24KT 3020 8165
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CORLESSSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
402 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023
GAZ166-242030-
Coastal Camden GA-
402 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Camden
County through 430 PM EDT...
At 401 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Kings Bay Base, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds around 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
St. Marys, Kings Bay Base, Cumberland Island and Harrietts Bluff.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3084 8141 3078 8143 3077 8159 3091 8164
3094 8158 3100 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 257DEG 23KT 3088 8154
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CORLESSSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
527 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023
FLZ033-132-232-242200-
Eastern Clay FL-Western Clay FL-Inland St. Johns FL-
527 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central St.
Johns and central Clay Counties through 600 PM EDT...
At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Green Cove Springs, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds around 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Green Cove Springs, Middleburg, Fruit Cove, Picolata, Switzerland,
Penney Farms and Asbury Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2990 8198 3005 8192 3009 8157 2985 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 267DEG 21KT 2997 8179
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CORLESSThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:56 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Two separate reports of a funnel cloud located just north of Hastings were relayed to the office. The funnel cloud was just east of the St. Johns River.
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