Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 815 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-201000- HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE- JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY- INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 815 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN TIDES RUNNING ABOUT ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WITH MINOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AND MINOR BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG COASTAL AREAS FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA. THE MOIST ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN SURF AND AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE AREA BEACHES INCLUDING HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES...FROM SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. $$