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FXUS62 KJAX 090021
AFDJAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
821 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
KEY MESSAGES
FOR THE LATEST NE FL AND SE GA DAILY KEY MESSAGES PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS:/WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDIA/JAX/BRIEFINGS/NWS-JAX-BRIEFING.PDF
- SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND. STRONG TO
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING
- MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY
- HEAT AND HUMIDITY BUILDS NEXT WEEK. HEAT ADVISORIES POSSIBLE EACH
DAY FROM TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
UPDATE
INLAND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED, BUT FEW SHOWERS ARE
MOVING ONSHORE ACROSS SE GA AND I-95 INTO NASSAU COUNTY, BUT
OTHERWISE A LULL IN ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INLAND WITH INCREASING
COASTAL SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE SE GA AND TOWARDS DAWN OVER
THE NE FL COAST. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO NEAR CALM INLAND
WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH. TEMPERATURES BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID
70S INLAND AND THE UPPER 70S ALONG THE NE FL COAST AND AROUND 80
ALONG THE SE GA COAST.
AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH EXCEPTIONS ALONG THE COAST FOR
MVFR/IFR CEILINGS THROUGH 02Z AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
ENDED OVER THE AREA. LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5-8 KNOTS
WILL DECREASE TO CALM INLAND WITH LOW IFR TO LIFR CEILINGS AT
JAX/VQQ/GNV 09-13Z. SUNDAY, LOW MVFR CEILINGS WILL REMAIN AT THE
DUVAL TAF SITES AND THE COAST BEFORE SCATTERING TO AROUND 2.5 TO 3.5
KFT AFTER 18Z AS A WEAK TROUGH LIFTS NORTH OF THE AREA.
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE ATLANTIC
SEABREEZE 8-10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST AND 5-8 KNOTS
AT VQQ WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AT GNV AROUND 5-8 KNOTS. HAVE VCTS
AFTER 18Z WITH PROB30 GROUPS FOR MVFR CEILINGS/VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS AT CRG/JAX/VQQ/GNV WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 25 KNOTS, BUT
NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE FOR SSI AND SGJ.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AMG 73 93 74 94 / 20 40 20 30
SSI 80 90 78 91 / 20 30 10 20
JAX 76 92 74 93 / 20 50 20 40
SGJ 77 90 75 91 / 20 30 10 20
GNV 75 92 74 93 / 20 40 20 30
OCF 76 93 74 94 / 20 30 20 10
JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
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