531 
FXUS62 KJAX 171441
AFDJAX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
940 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...COLD WEATHER SNAP CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THRU 10 AM FOR PORTIONS OF NE FL...

.UPDATE...THE HARD FREEZE WARNING EXPIRED AT 9 AM WITH TEMPS
REBOUNDING FROM LOWS IN THE MID 20S INLAND (26 AT JAX) TO LOW 30S
COAST. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR OUR EASTERN FL ZONES WILL
EXPIRE AT 10 AM. 

SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
REGION FROM THE GULF COAST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM 15
TO 20 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 10 TO 15 MPH INLAND THIS MORNING...TO
NEAR 10 MPH THIS AFTN AS SUBSIDENCE INCREASES OVER THE AREA. HIGHS
WILL ONLY RISE INTO THE LOW 50S...BUT STILL WELL ABOVE RECORD MIN
MAX TEMPS FOR THE DATE.

HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR TONIGHT IS ON TRACK WITH 06Z GUIDANCE
SUPPORTING MIN TEMPS IN THE LOW 20S INLAND TO NEAR 30 ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST. ALSO EXPECT PATCHY/AREAS OF FROST. 

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. 

&&

.MARINE...WIND GUSTS AT OFFSHORE BUOYS NOW BELOW GALE FORCE AS 
EXPECTED WITH GRADIENT WEAKENING. WILL LET WARNING EXPIRE AT 10 AM. 
SUSTAINED WINDS STILL OVER 20 KNOTS WITH ELEVATED SEAS SO WILL GO 
WITH SCA OFFSHORE AND SCEC NEAR SHORE. 

RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK TODAY AND MONDAY. 

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  51  24  63  40 /   0   0  10  20 
SSI  50  32  56  48 /   0   0  10  10 
JAX  51  25  61  42 /   0   0  10  10 
SGJ  50  32  60  51 /   0   0  10  10 
GNV  53  23  65  42 /   0   0   0  10 
OCF  54  24  66  45 /   0   0  10  10 

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST MONDAY 
     FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-COLUMBIA-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-
     SUWANNEE-UNION.

     HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST MONDAY FOR 
     CLAY-DUVAL-FLAGLER-MARION-NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR CLAY-DUVAL-
     FLAGLER-NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS.

GA...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST MONDAY 
     FOR APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COFFEE-
     ECHOLS-JEFF DAVIS-PIERCE-WARE-WAYNE.

     HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST MONDAY FOR 
     COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALTAMAHA 
     SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA 
     TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-FERNANDINA 
     BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-ST 
     AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR ALTAMAHA 
     SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-FERNANDINA BEACH 
     TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH 
     FL OUT 20 NM.

&&

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ENYEDI/ZIBURA/WALKER