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Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
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939 FXUS62 KJAX 291738 AFDJAX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 138 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 ...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE... .NEAR TERM... (Through Tonight) Issued at 136 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 For the latest NE FL and SE GA Daily Key Messages please visit: https://www.weather.gov/media/jax/briefings/nws-jax-briefing.pdf Mid level trough over the SE US states extending southward across the local area will interact with inland moving sea breeze fronts and outflow boundaries with merger still expected between the I-95 and US 301 corridors this afternoon, with outflows then triggering another round of storms across inland SE GA and the Suwannee River Valley of inland North Florida late this afternoon into the evening hours. Scattered to numerous storms with locally heavy rainfall are expected due to the slow movement with storm motion only in the 5-10 mph range, along with still the chance of isolated severe storms with downburst winds of 50-60 mph due to the lingering cooler air aloft and steeper mid level lapse rates. Convection over inland areas should fade after sunset and likely end by midnight with showers and lingering storms limited to the NE Gulf and Big Bend region during the overnight hours, although a few of these showers could spill over into the I-75 corridor of inland NE FL towards sunrise once again. Low temps still expected generally in the lower/middle 70s over inland areas and in the upper 70s along the Atlantic Coast/beach locations. Patchy inland fog still possible towards sunrise in locations that receive rainfall today, but not expected to be significant at this time. && .SHORT TERM... (Monday through Tuesday night) Issued at 136 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 High pressure will drift further away to the east this period. A frontal boundary will develop across the southeastern US Tuesday into Tuesday night. A moist low level flow from the southwest is expected this period. The Gulf sea breeze will be dominant this period, with the east coast sea breeze struggling to get much past I95 corridor. Convective chances will be above average throughout this period, with potential for a few strong to severe storms each day. The greatest chance for strong storms will be eastern counties during the afternoon hours due to the sea breeze interactions. Due to precipitation and cloud coverage, the temperatures will be a little below average. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through next Sunday) Issued at 136 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 The surface high will move further away to the east southeast Wednesday into Thursday, as the frontal boundary moves closer to the area. Precipitation chances will remain above average, with temperatures trending near to little below. The frontal boundary will settle across area Friday and stall. Drier air will advect into inland SE GA counties on the backside of the trough, with a gradient of increasing precipitation chances from northwest to southeast. Temperatures will be seasonal Friday. Models are hinting at the potential for an area of low pressure to develop on the remains of the frontal boundary next weekend near the area. There is a chance that if this low develops it could become tropical, but it is too early to determine any local tropical impacts from this potential system. With the expected location of the frontal zone, the northwest to southeast gradient of increasing precipitation chances will continue. Temperatures will continue near seasonal levels over the weekend. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1228 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 Westerly flow will continue to kick-off greatest chances of showers and storms for the NE FL TAF sites and will need to keep TEMPO groups for at least MVFR CIGS/VSBYS through 00Z time frame, while only PROB30 group is need for TSRA at SSI, likely later in the 20-24Z time frame. Some gusty winds to 30 knots will be possible in most of the activity, with a few stronger gusts possible along the I-95 corridor. Convection still expected to fade around sunset (00Z) with some VCSH lingering until 03Z for all TAF sites, except for GNV where flow off the NE Gulf will likely keep at least VCSH possible through the overnight hours. Otherwise some patchy MVFR fog possible at VQQ from 07-11Z. Another early start to convection expected on Monday and will add at least VCSH for all TAF sites towards the end of the period. && .MARINE... Issued at 136 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 Offshore flow continues through Thursday as the Bermuda ridge stays situated to the south and an unseasonable cool front approaches from the northwest. Offshore winds will increase to Caution levels offshore during the evening hours Monday and Tuesday in response to the approaching boundary. Strong afternoon thunderstorms are possible over the next several afternoons across the nearshore waters. Late this week a weak low pressure system may organize over the region along the leftover boundary. Please stay tuned to the latest National Hurricane Center outlooks for any potential tropical low pressure development along this leftover boundary. Rip Currents: Low to Moderate Rip Current Risk will continue through early this week with surf/breakers around 2 feet, as general southwest flow is expected, along with a weaker daily sea breeze in the surf zone during the afternoon/evening hours. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 71 90 71 89 / 50 70 40 80 SSI 75 87 75 88 / 30 60 40 60 JAX 72 89 72 90 / 40 80 30 80 SGJ 72 87 72 89 / 40 80 30 70 GNV 69 87 69 88 / 60 90 40 80 OCF 72 84 71 87 / 70 90 40 80 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AM...None. && $$