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FXUS62 KJAX 051819
AFDJAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
219 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2025
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
NEAR TERM
ISSUED AT 138 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2025
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A FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS STALLED JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA AND OUT OVER
THE LOCAL WATERS BRINGING MOSTLY DRY AND SUNNY CONDITIONS NORTH
OF I-10 WITH AREAS TO THE SOUTH GETTING SOME CHANCES (20-40%) OF
RAIN AND ISOLATED STORMS INTO THE EVENING HOURS, PUSHING OUT OVER
THE WATER AFTER SUNSET. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN
THE MID TO UPPER 80S OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. OVERNIGHT, RAIN AND ISOLATED STORMS SHIFT
TO THE OFFSHORE WATERS WITH LOWS DIPPING INTO THE UPPER 50S TO MID
60S, WITH THE WARMER TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO THE COAST.
SHORT TERM
(TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 206 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2025
COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT BACK NORTH INTO NE FL AS A WARM
FRONT TUESDAY, RESULTING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORTH CENTRAL FL. ON TUESDAY NIGHT THE BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTH TO
NEAR THE GA/FL LINE. THIS BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
ON WEDNESDAY, HELPING TO FOCUS CONVECTION. THE BOUNDARY WILL LIFT
INTO SE GA WEDNESDAY NIGHT, PROVIDING CONVERGENCE THERE FOR
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL THIS PERIOD.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 206 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2025
THE FRONTAL ZONE WILL WAIVER NORTH AND SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THIS
PERIOD. WAVES WILL MOVE ALONG THIS BOUNDARY FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
PERIOD, RESULTING IN ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES WILL RUN ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY, THEN BELOW NORMAL FOR
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 138 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2025
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL AT THE TAF SITES THROUGH THE PERIOD. A FEW TO
SCT CLOUD DECK AT 5-6K FT CONTINUES AND WILL PASS THROUGH THE
AREA, WITH WINDS OUT OF THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 8-10G15KT. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT AT THE COASTAL SITES TO BECOME MORE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST AROUND 20Z-00Z. TONIGHT, WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE AT THE TAF SITES WITH HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING AND LOW
CLOUDS NEAR COASTAL TERMINALS. POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY FOG AFTER 06Z
AT CRG AND VQQ. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
AT THE COASTAL SITES AROUND 16Z BUT LOOK TO STAY BELOW 10KTS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 138 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2025
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS STALLED ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA
WATERS BRINGING A FEW SHOWERS OUT OVER THE LOCAL WATERS WITH A
CHANCE OF SOME STORMS POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FOR AREAS SOUTH OF ST. AUGUSTINE
THROUGH TUESDAY. AN UNSETTLED, STORMIER WEATHER PATTERN IS
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS AREAS OF LOW
PRESSURE FORM ALONG FRONTS MEANDERING ACROSS THE REGION. SMALL
CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
RIP CURRENTS: A MARGINAL MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY FOR NE FL
BEACHES WHERE BREEZIER SE WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED WITH THE EAST
COAST SEA BREEZE. A LOW RISK TODAY FOR SE GA BEACHES AND ALL LOCAL
BEACHES EXPECTED TUESDAY.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AMG 57 84 61 82 / 0 10 0 50
SSI 66 83 69 82 / 0 10 10 60
JAX 62 89 66 87 / 0 10 0 70
SGJ 65 86 69 87 / 10 20 10 70
GNV 61 91 66 90 / 0 30 0 70
OCF 62 91 67 91 / 0 30 0 60
JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
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