Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
11:24 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011
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THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
~ TORNADO WATCH 79 OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 800 P.M. ~
A SERIES OF FAST MOVING UPPER AIR DISTURBANCES AND AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS
FOR MUCH OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT OF
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF CONCERN IS FROM EXTREME SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
TO ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED AT
TIMES WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE.
AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WILDFIRES AND
FOG WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES
EARLY TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION PUSHING
SMOKE NORTHWARD. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THIS
MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…
…SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY OVER NORTHEAST
FLORIDA…
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WITH A TRAILING COLD
FRONT INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL PUSH EASTWARD OVER THE AREA ON
THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
STORMS IN PARTICULAR OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE MAIN
CONCERNS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL THOUGH AN
ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE COAST THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ENDING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
~ SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME…ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA ~
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
03-30-11
12:30 hrs