Fernandina Beach, FL Hazardous Weather Outlook

Fernandina Beach, Florida

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 628 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008
Expiration: 600 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
FLORIDA...

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES...

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE SAINT MARYS RIVER AND THE
SANTA FE RIVER IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA. REFER TO LOCAL FLOOD WARNING
PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS.

A LINGERING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL AGAIN HELP
PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH MAY LINGER
INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL
BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE GROUNDS ARE ALREADY SATURATED AND
ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING.

AN EASTERLY GROUNDSWELL WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
PERIOD. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH GUSTY
WINDS IN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST DUE TO AN INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW AND
EASTERLY SWELLS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.