SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 609 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
Expiration: 715 PM EST WED DEC 02 2009
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BRADFORD...
UNION...WESTERN CLAY...SOUTHEASTERN BAKER...SOUTHERN CHARLTON...
SOUTHERN NASSAU AND WESTERN DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND
FUNNEL CLOUDS VALID UNTIL 715 PM EST...
AT 609 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF MACCLENNY
TO WORTHINGTON SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WORTHINGTON
SPRINGS...SANDERSON...LAKE BUTLER...GLEN SAINT MARY...DUKES...
MACCLENNY...JOHNSTOWN...ELLERBEE...RAIFORD AND ST. GEORGE THROUGH
715 PM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION
WITHIN THIS STORM. TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 2986 8195 2994 8249 3051 8215 3062 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 257DEG 15KT 3039 8212 3015 8219
2993 8241
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1100 AM EST WED DEC 2 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SUWANNEE VALLEY AREA THROUGH 5 PM...
...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FOR THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS...
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG THE ALTAMAHA
RIVER IN EXTREME NORTHWEST GLYNN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY BY LATE TODAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW A TRAILING COLD FRONT TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST WITH A
SQUALL LINE CONTAINING STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS AHEAD OF IT.
THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN
WITH STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES AS WELL AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
A PORTION OF THE AREA. DUE TO THE EXISTENCE OF A LOW LEVEL JET OVER
THE AREA...HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER
40 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR DAMAGE.
ALTHOUGH THE MOST ORGANIZED STORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SQUALL LINE...
ISOLATED DISCRETE CELLS MAY BECOME SEVERE AHEAD OF THE MAIN SQUALL
LINE.
RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE EVOLUTION OF THIS
SEVERE WEATHER EVENT TODAY. MAKE SURE YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALERT
FEATURE IS TURNED ON.
SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA EVEN OUTSIDE OF STORMS
BY LATE THIS MORNING IN RESPONSE TO THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE GREATEST STORM TOTALS
EXPECTED OVER INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY
OF NORTH FLORIDA. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL AVERAGE CLOSE TO 2 INCHES IN
THESE AREAS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL
RAINS...AREAS ALONG THE ALTAMAHA RIVER IN EXTREME NORTHWEST GLYNN
COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA MAY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MINOR
FLOODING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AND A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH TEMPERATURES
APPROACHING THE FREEZING MARK OVER INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SUNDAY
MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO ACTIVATE LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
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