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Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service Jacksonville Florida 
848 am EDT Sat Mar 20 2010 


Update...chamber of Commerce weather is on tap for today courtesy 
of a mean layer ridge along the southeast coast. Expect abundant sunshine 
and temperatures in the 70s...even upper 70s well inland. Light flow will 
allow an afternoon seabreeze to push inland past Highway 301 in a few 
spots. Forecast is on track and no significant changes are expected. 


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Aviation...VFR prevails today thanks to high pressure. Expect 
increasing cirrus tonight. 


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Marine...moderate risk of rip currents is expected per the surf 
zone forecast and largely due to onshore flow with persistent swells 
around 2-3 feet. 


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Fire weather...dry airmass continues one more day with red flag 
conds expected for NE Florida except the southeast counties where a seabreeze 
will increase moisture enough to keep critical relative humidity values from 
occurring for the required four hours. 


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Preliminary point temps/pops... 
amg 78 53 69 49 / 0 10 80 50 
ssi 71 55 71 54 / 0 10 80 50 
jax 76 55 74 52 / 0 10 80 50 
sgj 72 58 72 54 / 0 10 70 60 
gnv 77 53 73 50 / 0 10 80 50 
ocf 78 53 76 51 / 0 10 80 50 


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Jax watches/warnings/advisories... 
Florida...red flag warning from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EDT this 
evening for Alachua-Baker-Bradford-Clay-Columbia-Duval- 
Gilchrist-Hamilton-Marion-Nassau-Putnam-Suwannee-Union. 


Georgia...none. 
Am...Small Craft Advisory from 6 am Sunday to 6 am EDT Monday for 
Fernandina Beach to St Augustine Florida 20 nm to 60 nm offshore- 
St Augustine to Flagler Beach Florida 20 nm to 60 nm offshore. 


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