Drier conditions enabled several fires to form across the state. This is the annual peak in local wildfire activity with drier conditions trailing the spring green up and active afternoon and evening sea breezes.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
Drier conditions enabled several fires to form across the state. This is the annual peak in local wildfire activity with drier conditions trailing the spring green up and active afternoon and evening sea breezes.
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 Apr 25, 6:39 AM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 739 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Today and Tonight) Issued at 247 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025 For the latest NE FL and SE GA Daily Key Messages please visit: https://www.weather.gov/media/jax/briefings/nws-jax-briefing.pdf Today: High pressure ridge axis across the local area will slide a bit southward, but lingering dry airmass with PWATs only in the 1.00 to 1.25 inch range will still only support a brief shower/sprinkle (Rainfall chances around 10%) along the East Coast sea breeze front as it pushes inland, while some slightly deeper moisture across inland SE GA will still support some isolated late afternoon and evening thunderstorm activity to the North and West of Waycross as the East Coast sea breeze reaches these locations late in the day. Max temps will remain well above normal and at near record levels with highs in the lower 80s at the Atlantic beaches, middle 80s along the I-95 corridor, and upper 80s to lower 90s over inland areas. Tonight: Other than a few isolated storms possible across inland SE GA until midnight, fair skies and dry weather are expected across the rest of the SE GA/NE FL area as high pressure ridge axis settles further southward across the FL Peninsula. Low temps will fall into the lower 60s inland and mid/upper 60s along the Atlantic Coast/St. Johns River Basin. Light south winds will continue to keep fog chances fairly low, but some patchy fog will still be possible over inland areas around sunrise Saturday. && .SHORT TERM... (Saturday through Sunday night) Issued at 247 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025 High pressure retreats as a cold front gradually shifts southward across GA on Saturday. Moisture return ahead of the front will be limited but could be enough to support a couple of showers developing along the sea breezes as they shift inland late Saturday afternoon into evening. Higher PWATs (~1.5 in.) build into the area as the cold front shifts into NE FL on Sunday. Better moisture and the additional lift with the sea breezes interacting with the frontal boundary will lead to isolated to scattered showers and storms developing Sunday afternoon into evening. Above seasonable temperatures continue this weekend with highs ranging from the mid 80s along the immediate coast to the upper 80s/low 90s inland. Overnight lows will generally be in the 60s. && .LONG TERM... (Monday through Thursday) Issued at 247 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025 Frontal boundary over NE FL exits the area as high pressure over the mid-Atlantic region shifts southeastward into the Atlantic Monday into Tuesday. Lingering moisture and a passing shortwave aloft will support scattered convection developing along the sea breezes as they shift inland on Monday. High pressure ridging dominates for much of next week bringing a return of drier weather. Easterly flow on Monday and Tuesday will lead to an east- west temperature gradient with highs ranging from the upper 70s along the coast to upper 80s further inland. Temperatures return to above seasonable by mid-week. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 733 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025 VFR is expected for most if not all of the forecast period. Some lower stratocumulus in the vicinity of SGJ near or just above 030 may impact SGJ and Duval airfields over the next few hours, but expect bases to lift later this morning and into the afternoon with daytime heating. Onshore flow will increase this morning and afternoon, just above 10 knots for all airfields except furthest inland at GNV. There will be chances for FG/low stratus late tonight and towards the end of the forecast period, but confidence too low to include in the forecast at this time. && .MARINE... Issued at 247 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025 High pressure ridge axis across the local waters today will continue the SE flow at 10-15 knots with seas 2-4 ft, then will shift just south of the local waters tonight and Saturday with a more South to Southwest flow at 10-15 knots with seas 2-4 ft, although it will be weak enough to still allow for an onshore SE sea breeze at the coast Saturday afternoon. Models are still in good agreement with back door frontal passage crossing the local waters from north to south sometime on Sunday with a shift in the winds back to the Northeast as high pressure builds north of the waters through Monday. At least a brief period of NE winds close to 15-20 knots and seas 4-6 ft will be possible Sunday Night into early Monday with SCEC (Small Craft Exercise Caution) headlines. This high pressure ridge axis from the Western Atlantic into the Carolinas will build south into the local waters on Tuesday and Wednesday with a return to the standard SE wind flow and seas once again returning to 2-4 ft. Rip Currents: Solid Moderate Risk of Rip currents at NE FL/SE GA beaches today and Saturday with surf/breakers in the 2-3 ft range as Southeast sea breeze develops both days. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 247 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025 Dry conditions continue today with inland RHs in the 30s. Good dispersions today in the SE flow. WSW transport winds and mixing heights increase on Saturday ahead of an approaching cold front. This will lead to high dispersions across inland southeast Georgia on Saturday. Low- level moisture gradually increases helping to support an isolated shower along the sea breezes as they shift inland late Saturday afternoon into evening. Shower and thunderstorm coverage increases Sunday into Monday. && .CLIMATE... Issued at 247 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025 DAILY RECORD HIGHS FRI 4/25 SAT 4/26 SUN 4/27 JAX 92 (1958) 92 (2011) 94 (1986) GNV 93 (1896) 93 (1908) 96 (2011) AMG 91 (1958) 93 (1986) 96 (1986) CRG 91 (2006) 91 (1989) 93 (2011) && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 88 62 88 64 / 10 20 10 10 SSI 79 67 84 68 / 10 10 20 20 JAX 86 63 90 66 / 10 10 20 10 SGJ 83 64 85 66 / 10 10 10 10 GNV 90 62 90 63 / 10 10 20 10 OCF 92 61 91 63 / 10 10 10 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.
The Florida Forest Service reported that the | Cowpen 2 wildfire near County Road 305 to | the west of State Road 11 was currently 250 | acres with 90% containment.
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