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FXUS62 KJAX 310421
AFDJAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1221 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
KEY MESSAGES
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- DAILY AFTERNOON & EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEK. MAIN STORM
HAZARDS: LIGHTNING, LOCALIZED FLOODING & GUSTY WINDS
- MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK AT ALL AREA BEACHES. INCREASED RIP
CURRENT RISK POSSIBLE LATE NEXT WEEK
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
HIGHLIGHTS TODAY AND TONIGHT:
- HEAVY RAINFALL/LOCALIZED FLOODING REMAINS THE MAIN THREAT FROM
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY, MAINLY OVER INLAND AREAS
ONSHORE/EASTERLY STEERING FLOW ALONG WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE
ALREADY IN PLACE WITH PWATS AROUND 2 INCHES WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER DAY
WITH MORNING SHOWERS/ISOLATED STORMS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTAL
AREAS TRANSLATING TO INLAND AREAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH
THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE PUSHING THIS ACTIVITY WELL INLAND, THEN
ENDING AROUND SUNSET OVER FAR INLAND AREAS, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED STORMS RE-DEVELOPING AGAIN LATER TONIGHT OVER THE
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND PUSHING TOWARDS THE COAST BY SUNRISE
TUESDAY MORNING. MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY
RAINFALL/LOCALIZED FLOOD THREAT FROM SLOW MOVING STORMS ALONG WITH
ISOLATED STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40-50 MPH AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. THIS THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST DURING PEAK HEATING DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS, BUT HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ANY
TIME WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. MAX TEMPS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S
TO NEAR 90F ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST AND I-95 CORRIDOR AND INTO THE
LOWER 90S OVER INLAND AREAS, WHICH WILL RESULT IN PEAK HEAT INDICES
IN THE 100-105F RANGE. LOW TEMPS STILL IN THE LOWER/MIDDLE 70S
INLAND AND UPPER 70S ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. LOW CLOUDS/STRATUS
AND PATCHY FOG WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE TOWARDS SUNRISE OVER INLAND
AREAS, BUT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED EITHER MORNING.
SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/
- DAILY THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
- LOW FLOODING RAIN RISK INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA
A SIMILAR PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR TUESDAY AND HEADING INTO MID
WEEK AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE SURFACE UP TO ABOUT 700 MB
REMAINS CENTERED FROM ABOUT EAST TN TO NC WHILE MOVING LITTLE
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM, AND COASTAL TROUGHING LINGERS EAST OF THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA. THIS WILL CONTINUE PREVAILING EAST AND SOUTHEAST
LOW LEVEL FLOW. GUIDANCE IS IN AGREEMENT REGARDING SOME MORE EXCITED
SHORTWAVE ENERGY/MID LEVEL WAVES MOVING WESTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN
PERIPHERY OF HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING, HELPING TO ENHANCE COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS AS POPS PEAK IN THE 70-90 PERCENT RANGE BOTH
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY COMBINED WITH PWATS EXCEEDING 2 INCHES.
THE GENERAL TREND WILL CONTINUE TO BE MORNING MORNING CONVECTION
OVER AREA WATERS AND NEAR THE COAST TRANSITIONING INLAND DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. THE HWY 301 TO
I-75 CORRIDOR OVER NORTHEAST FL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEING THE
HOT SPOT OF SORTS FOR MORE ENHANCED CONVECTION POTENTIAL AND HEAVY
RAINFALL/LOCALIZED FLOODING POTENTIAL AS THE EASTERLY FLOW REACHES
THE GULF SEA BREEZE. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD TAPPER OFF INLAND EACH
NIGHT AROUND THE 10 PM TO MIDNIGHT TIME FRAME, THEN RESURRECT TO AN
EXTENT NEAR THE ATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT WITH EASTERLY FLOW. PATCHY
INLAND LATE NIGHT FOG WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT AND INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE THIS PERIOD WITH
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST AND PARTS OF THE ST.
JOHNS RIVER BASIN TO LOWER 90S INLAND. MUGGY OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL
RANGE IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S, AND LIKELY UPPER 70S AT THE COAST.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS THIS PERIOD:
- DAILY THUNDERSTORMS, ISOLATED STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE INLAND
- INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK POSSIBLE MID TO LATE WEEK
THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST DOES NOT CHANGE
MUCH MID TO LATE WEEK WITH A SURFACE TO MID LEVEL RIDGE STAYING JUST
TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA MAINTAINING A PREVAILING EASTERLY FLOW.
SOME CHANGES DO NOT APPEAR LIKELY UNTIL ABOUT THE FRIDAY TO SATURDAY
TIME FRAME, AS RATHER STACKED HIGH FINALLY STARTS TO SLIDE TOWARDS
EAST OF THE REGION IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER TROUGH THAT DIVES INTO
THE NORTHEASTERN STATES.
THE ONE OTHER FEATURE THAT WE WILL MONITOR IS THE REMNANTS OF DOLLY,
AS THIS TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND TOWARDS THE
FLORIDA STRAITS INTO THE GULF MID TO LATE WEEK. THE LATEST NHC
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK CONTINUES TO ONLY HAVE A 20 PERCENT OF
DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS FOR THIS SYSTEM. WHILE SOME
INDIRECT IMPACT IS POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL TROPICAL-LIKE MOISTURE
THAT COULD MOVE INTO NORTHEAST FL BY THE WEEKEND, CONFIDENCE IS NOT
HIGH. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE CONTINUED EASTERLY FLOW AND SOME
RELATIVELY WEAK EASTERLY SWELLS, AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE DURING THE LONG TERM
PERIOD, ESPECIALLY INLAND WITH MORE ONSHORE FLOW.
AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/
EXPECT ANOTHER NIGHT WITH NEAR CALM WINDS INLAND AND POTENTIAL LIFR
CIGS AT VQQ/GNV FROM 08-12Z, WHILE ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR MVFR CIGS AT SSI/JAX/CRG/SGJ FROM 1500-2500 FT ALONG
WITH ISOLATED SHOWER (VCSH) POTENTIAL IN THE 09-15Z TIME FRAME.
DIURNAL HEATING WILL PUSH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE INLAND WITH AT
LEAST PROB30 CHANCES OF TSRA AT INLAND TAF SITES FROM 16-23Z TIME
FRAME, MAINLY AT JAX/VQQ/GNV. RAINFALL CHANCES WILL END AFTER SUNSET
WITH VFR CONDS AND LINGERING MID/HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE END OF THE
CURRENT TAF PERIOD.
MARINE
ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK AS A MID LEVEL RIDGE
REMAINS NORTH OF THE LOCAL WATERS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR OFFSHORE
SHOWERS TO PUSH TOWARDS COASTAL LOCATIONS EACH MORNING, THEN ONSHORE
AS THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES INLAND. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE NOT
EXPECTED DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK.
RIP CURRENTS: SOLID MODERATE RISK THROUGH MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK
WITH SURF/BREAKERS OF 2-3 FEET IN THE CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW.
FIRE WEATHER
A SIMILAR PATTERN CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, FEATURING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND MORNING
COASTAL SHOWERS FOLLOWING BY MORE AMPLIFIED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH DAYTIME HEATING. THE
BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GENERALLY TOWARDS
HIGHWAY 301 TO I-75 AND AREAS FURTHER WEST. OUTSIDE OF RAINFALL,
DISPERSIONS WILL BE ONLY IN THE POOR TO FAIR RANGE THANKS TO THE
ONSHORE FLOW AND WEAKER WINDS ALOFT. BEST DISPERSIONS AND TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL BE FOUND THE FURTHER WEST/NORTHWEST YOU GO.
FOG POTENTIAL: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEFLY LOCALIZED FLOODING RAINFALL. LATE NIGHT
AND EARLY MORNING PATCHY FOG AND LOW STRATUS WILL BE POSSIBLE,
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED MORE RAINFALL.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AMG 90 72 90 72 / 50 20 70 0
SSI 85 76 87 77 / 50 30 60 20
JAX 89 74 88 74 / 50 30 60 20
SGJ 88 75 87 75 / 40 30 60 20
GNV 91 73 89 73 / 70 40 80 20
OCF 92 73 90 73 / 70 30 70 20
JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
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