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FXUS62 KJAX 222342
AFDJAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
742 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
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- SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THIS WEEK. MAIN HAZARDS WILL
BE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL. MAIN AREA FOR STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING
WILL ALONG COASTAL AREAS AND MARINE WATERS.
- HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS WEEK. HEAT ADVISORY
HEADLINES POSSIBLE AS HEAT INDICES CLIMB TO NEAR 105 TO 110 LATE
THIS WEEK.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS TODAY AND TONIGHT:
- ISOLATED STRONG T'STORMS 3-6 PM ALONG/EAST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR
- HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX IN THE 102-108 DEGREE RANGE
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON HAVE PUSHED HEAT INDEX
VALUES INTO THE UPPER 90S AND LOW 100S. AMPLE SURFACE-BASED
INSTABILITY ACROSS INLAND AREAS HAS BEGUN TO "SEED" A FEW SHOWERS
WITHIN THE HIGHLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. AN EXPANDING SHOWER COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED THROUGH AROUND 2 PM WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AMID THE SEASONABLY MOIST WESTERLY FLOW.
FOR THE MOST PART, THE CONCERN FOR STRONG PULSE CONVECTION WILL
FAVOR THE THE A NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN
AND THE I-95 CORRIDOR. THE BEST WINDOW FOR STRONG T'STORMS WILL BE
BETWEEN 3 PM - 6 PM TODAY.
HOT TEMPERATURES AND THE STEEP NEAR-SURFACE LAPSE RATES WILL PRIME
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNBURSTS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FIRST PUSH
OF DEEP CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON; STRONGER PULSES MAY BE CAPABLE OF
GUSTS AROUND 40-50 MPH AS THEY COLLAPSE. WHILE AT LEAST MINOR
FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT, THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IS ON THE
LOW SIDE GIVEN THE WELL-PACED WESTERLY STORM MOTION AROUND 20 MPH.
FOR TONIGHT, ANY LINGERING CONVECTION THAT HASN'T PUSHED INTO THE
ATLANTIC SHOULD FADE AFTER SUNSET. SKIES WILL LIKELY BECOME MOSTLY
CLEAR WITH MUGGY OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 70S INLAND AND UPPER
70S ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.
SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS THIS PERIOD:
- LOWER STORM COVERAGE TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND STORMS SHIFT NORTH TO SOUTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING MAINLY IMPACTING THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE LOCAL FORECAST
AREA BETWEEN WAYCROSS TO THE FL I-10 CORRIDOR WHERE DEEPER MOISTURE
PLUME COINCIDES ALONG A SOUTHWARD MOVING WASHED-OUT FRONTAL ZONE AND
PASSING UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH. A FEW STRONGER STORMS AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WHERE SEA BREEZES AND FRONTAL
ACTIVITY CONVERGES. TUESDAY NIGHT, THE FRONT SHIFTS FARTHER SOUTH
AND BEGINS TO STALL AND LINGER ACROSS CENTRAL FL. WEDNESDAY, MUCH
DRIER AIR WITH PWAT < 10TH PERCENTILE BRINGS RAIN CHANCES < 15%
ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GA WITH THE HIGHER CHANCES OF AFTERNOON AND
EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS SOUTH OF GAINESVILLE TO ST. AUGUSTINE
SOUTHWARD AND TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COAST, WITH STORM MOTION FROM THE
NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE EVENING AND CLEARING SKIES FOR
MUCH OF THE AREA BY 8 PM.
HIGHS WILL RANGE IN THE LOW/MID 90S WITH DAILY HEAT INDEX VALUES 95-
100 ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST GA TO AROUND 105 DEGF ACROSS NORTHEAST
FL. MUGGY OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE IN THE 70S.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS THIS PERIOD:
- DAILY HEAT INDICES 105-108 DEGF
- DAILY THUNDERSTORM RISK
DAILY MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE
UNDER ACTIVE SOUTHWEST STEERING FLOW AND A MORE DOMINANT WEST COAST
SEA BREEZE REGIME THROUGH SUNDAY. THURSDAY WILL LIKELY BE A MORE
ACTIVE CONVECTIVE DAY WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN PLACE AND
CONVECTION FIRING ALONG BOTH SEA BREEZES AND SOUTH OF AN
APPROACHING, WEAKENING SURFACE FRONT UNDER A PASSING MID LEVEL
TROUGH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST REGION. FRIDAY, THE 1000-500 MB RIDGE
AXIS BEGINS TO BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL FL PENINSULA, THEN
BY THE WEEKEND THE RIDGE CENTER POSITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
GOMEX. ELEVATED MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. THIS
TYPE OF PATTERN FAVORS HIGHER RAIN CHANCES TOWARD THE ATLANTIC
COAST, AND COULD EVEN BRING A 'ZIPPER' TYPE OF CONVECTION EFFECT
WITH DIURNALLY ENHANCED CONVECTION ACROSS THE CAROLINAS SHIFTING
SOUTHWARD DOWN THE SEA BREEZE MERGER INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS
WITH ISOLATED STRONGER STORMS AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.
INLAND AREAS WILL BE DRIER UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER RIDGE.
MONDAY, THE 1000-500 MB RIDGE CENTER SHIFTS NORTHWARD, WITH A
TRANSITION TO A NORTH TO NORTHEAST STEERING FLOW AND A RETURN OF A
MORE DOMINANT EAST COAST SEA BREEZE REGIME EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE TO NEAR TO ABOVE CLIMO VALUES WITH HIGHS
IN THE 90S AND DAILY HEAT INDEX VALUES 105-108 DEGF, JUST BARELY AT
LOCAL HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 108-112 DEGF. MUGGY OVERNIGHT LOWS
WILL RANGE IN THE 70S.
AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS EVENING SHOULD LARGELY
DISSIPATE BY ABOUT 03Z. HIGHEST CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR STORM
WILL BE FROM KSGJ TO KCRG AND KSSI. OVERNIGHT, THERE COULD BE
SOME MVFR LOW STRATUS INLAND AND MAY REACH KGNV AND KJAX BY
SUNRISE. OTHERWISE, VFR CONDITIONS WITH MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER IS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SIMILARLY TIMED CONVECTION
IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH A SIMILAR WESTERLY FLOW.
MARINE
PREVAILING OFFSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP SEAS LOW AND MARITIME CONDITIONS
FAIR. OFFSHORE FLOW AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO DAILY
POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. A FRONT WILL PRESS INTO THE WATERS AND STALL THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WHICH LEAD TO A BREAK IN THE OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN THROUGH
THURSDAY BEFORE RETURNING THIS WEEKEND. WHILE WINDS WILL BE
GENERALLY LESS THAN TEN KNOTS DURING THE DAYTIME, NIGHTLY SOUTHERLY
WIND SURGES MAY LEAD TO EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS OFFSHORE DURING
PERIODS OF OFFSHORE FLOW.
RIP CURRENTS:
RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE WITH THE
PREDOMINANT OFFSHORE FLOW AND SURF/BREAKERS 1-2 FT THROUGH THIS WEEK.
FIRE WEATHER
BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUST POTENTIAL TO 25
MPH TUESDAY AHEAD OF A FRONT THAT SLOWLY EDGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
AREA, WITH THE BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS BETWEEN WAYCROSS AND THE I-10
CORRIDOR. WEDNESDAY, THE FRONT BEGINS TO STALL ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL
FL WITH MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GA BUT CONTINUED
MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA,
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN UNDER NORTHWEST WINDS,
WITH AN AFTERNOON EAST COAST SEA BREEZE PUSHING INLAND TOWARD THE I-
95 CORRIDOR AND ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN. THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS INCLUDE
LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS: LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING PATCHY
FOG ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY WHERE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HYDROLOGY
DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GA OVER
THE LAST 4 DAYS, AREA RIVERS HAVE BEGUN TO TREND UPWARD IN
RESPONSE TO THE RUNOFF. THE SATILLA RIVER GAUGE AT ATKINSON IS
PROJECTED TO RISE TO ACTION STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN
REACH MINOR FLOOD STAGE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
WHILE NOT PROJECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE, THE ALTAMAHA WILL ALSO
SEE RISES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS THE ALTAMAHA BASIN MAY NUDGE THE FORECAST UP
SLIGHTLY BUT IT IS FORECAST TO CREST AT ACTION STAGE WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOLLOWED BY DECREASING WATER LEVELS.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AMG 75 91 73 91 / 20 30 20 10
SSI 78 94 76 91 / 30 30 20 20
JAX 76 96 76 95 / 40 40 20 40
SGJ 76 97 77 93 / 20 30 20 50
GNV 75 95 75 95 / 10 20 20 30
OCF 75 95 76 93 / 10 10 10 40
JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
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