HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
11:20 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011
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11:20 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON…MAINLY OVER INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA TOWARD INTERSTATE 75 AS THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZES MERGE. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE A BIT MORE ISOLATED OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. STORM ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.
A WILDFIRE CONTINUES TO BURN ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 1 JUST NORTHWEST OF RACE POND IN EXTREME NORTHERN CHARLTON COUNTY. SMOKE WILL SPREAD NORTH TO NORTHWEST TODAY…GENERALLY IMPACTING AREAS ALONG AND BETWEEN U.S. HIGHWAYS 301 AND 1. VISIBILITIES CLOSE TO AND JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE FIRE MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. SMOKE MAY MIX WITH FOG NEAR RECENT RAIN AREAS TONIGHT. U.S. 1 REMAINS CLOSED NEAR THE FIRE. STATE ROAD 121 BETWEEN RACE POND AND HOBOKEN
MAY ALSO BE CLOSED AT TIMES.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY WITH BREEZY ONSHORE
FLOW.
AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK DUE
TO INCREASING SWELLS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME…HOWEVER PLEASE
RELAY ANY HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE REPORTS FROM FRIDAYS STORMS TO THE NWS JACKSONVILLE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
05-28-11
11:45 hrs