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FXUS62 KJAX 302006
AFDJAX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
406 PM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021


.NEAR TERM [Tonight through Wednesday]...
Earlier convection and heavy rain have decreased as warm front 
has lifted north in se Ga and mid- level trough has shifted off 
the se coast. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible
through the early evening hours over our southern zones of ne Fl where
seabreezes and higher moisture/instability exists. Rain chances
should end by around midnight with a chance of fog and sea fog
late tonight and Wednesday morning due to light winds and 
increased low level moisture with passage of warm front. Low
temperatures will be warmer with lows in the low/mid 60s. The 
area will be in the warm sector on Wednesday with temperatures 
reaching the mid/upper 80s along with higher humidity. Scattered 
afternoon showers and storms will be possible mainly over eastern
zones where the east coast seabreeze front will be located. 

.SHORT TERM [Wednesday night through Friday night]...
Upper level trough will push a cold front through the area Wednesday
night. The front will exit our area Thursday morning with strong
cold air advection in its wake on Thursday. The front will produce
showers and possibly a few thunderstorms Wednesday evening mainly
over se Georgia where better lift and moisture will be located. 
Sunny and breezy conditions for Thursday as strong high pressure
builds into the area. Thursday will be much cooler with high 
temperatures mostly in the 60s. Colder Thursday night with breezy
northerly winds. Lows will be in the upper 30s north to mid 40s 
south. Wind chills by early Friday morning will be in the 
mid/upper 30s for most of the area. Friday will be cold again with
high temperatures only in the lower 60s with breezy winds 
especially near the coast. Friday night will be cold again but 
with lighter winds. 

.LONG TERM [Saturday Through Tuesday]...Cold conditions for 
Saturday morning with the chance of early morning patchy frost 
for inland southeast Ga counties. Minimum temperatures will be in
the mid 30s over inland se Ga. Surface high pressure ridge will 
push off the se coast this weekend providing an onshore flow into 
early next week. Dry weather is expected through the period as a 
dry wnw flow aloft persists. Temperatures will be below average on
Saturday and then moderating back to near average Sunday through 
Tuesday. 

&&

.MARINE...
A strong cold front will move southeast across region Wednesday 
night into Thursday morning. A strong area of high pressure will 
build from the northwest Thursday. The center of this high to the 
northwest will settle closer to the region through Friday, then to
the north Friday night through Saturday. The high will weaken as 
it builds more toward the northeast Sunday through early next 
week. 

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

AMG  62  86  51  62  37 /  10  10  30   0   0 
SSI  64  80  56  66  42 /  10  30  20   0   0 
JAX  65  86  56  67  41 /   0  30  10   0   0 
SGJ  66  83  59  69  46 /  10  50  10   0   0 
GNV  63  86  57  69  41 /  50  30  10   0   0 
OCF  66  88  61  73  42 /  50  40  10   0   0 

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AM...None.
&&