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National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
430 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEPART OUR AREA LATE THIS MORNING... 
...SEASONABLY COOL NIGHTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 80S ON SUNDAY...

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.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 430 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Early morning surface analysis depicts a cold front bisecting our
area and moving slowly eastward, with a wave of low pressure (1010
millibars) developing along this boundary near the Carolina coast.
Meanwhile, high pressure (1024 millibars) was building over the
Tennessee and lower Mississippi Valleys in the wake of this front.
Aloft...strong southwesterly flow prevails across our region,
which was downstream of a potent shortwave trough that was
migrating through the southern branch of the jet stream that was
moving eastward across the Ozarks and the lower Mississippi
Valley. While deep southwesterly flow continues to transport a 
narrow plume of tropical moisture along the slow moving cold
front, instability remains almost non-existent, which was yielding
scattered, fast moving downpours and only a few elevated
thunderstorms across our area early this morning. Dry conditions
were in place for locations south and east of a line from
Gainesville to St. Augustine, while rainfall was exiting locations
along the Alapaha/Ocmulgee/upper Altamaha Rivers in southeast GA,
where the cold front has recently moved through. Temperatures and
dewpoints in the wake of the front were cooling to the upper 50s
across inland southeast GA, while 60s prevail elsewhere as of 08Z. 

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Hourly Observations For DIXIE County
500 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2024


NORTH FLORIDA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MARIANNA       CLEAR     56  47  71 NW6       29.94R                  
TALLAHASSEE    PTCLDY    63  62  97 NW7       29.89F                  
LIVE OAK       CLOUDY    59  59 100 N5        29.88F                  
CROSS CITY     HVY RAIN  63  63 100 N9        29.88S                  
LAKE CITY      LGT RAIN  61  61 100 N9        29.86F                  
GAINESVILLE    CLOUDY    64  64 100 NW3       29.87S                  
WILLISTON      CLOUDY    65  65  99 CALM      29.86S                  
PALATKA        CLOUDY    64  64 100 CALM      29.84S                  
MAYPORT NAS    HVY RAIN  69  65  86 NW5       29.83F FOG              
JACKSONVILLE   LGT RAIN  66  65  96 W3        29.83F                  
JAX NAS        TSTM      69  65  86 NW5       29.84F VSB 1            
JAX CECIL      DRIZZLE   66  66 100 CALM      29.83F                  
FERNANDINA BEA LGT RAIN  66  64  94 NW6       29.84F                  
ST AUGUSTINE   CLOUDY    67  64  90 CALM      29.84F                  
PALM COAST     CLOUDY    66  64  91 CALM      29.83F                  

STATION/POSITION SKY/WX   TEMP    WIND        PRES    WAVE   SWELL
                          AIR SEA DIR/SP/G            HT/PER HT/PER
                          (F)     (DEG/KT/KT) (MB)    (FT/S) (FT/S)
SHELL POINT      NOT AVBL
KEATON BEACH     NOT AVBL
CEDAR KEY        NOT AVBL
FERNANDINA                         CALM  /  2   N/A
30.7N   81.3W              66 64                N/A     3/12   2/12
MAYPORT                    67 66   CALM  /  2 1010.4F
31.4N   80.9W              65 63  240/  6/  8 1010.5F   3/13   3/13
ST AUGUSTINE               67 64  350/  4/  5 1009.6F

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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Florida
Based on observations at 500am EDT, Thursday March 28, 2024

Across Florida...temperatures are near 63 degrees north, near 72 degrees central, and near 77 degrees south. Current sky conditions are partly cloudy north, mostly cloudy central, and cloudy south. In the north, relative humidity is near 97%, and the dew point is near 62 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 93%, and the dew point is near 70 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 84%, and the dew point is near 72 degrees. Winds are from the northwest at 7 mph north, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the south at 13 mph central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are from the south at 18 mph with gusts at 24 mph south, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 79 degrees at Key West Nas. The lowest temperature is RAIN degrees at Ocala, JFK Space CTR, and Cross City.


Hazardous Weather Outlook For DIXIE County
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7-Day Forecast For DIXIE County, FL
Issued at 205 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

TODAY
Mostly sunny. Showers likely this morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

TONIGHT
Clear, cooler with lows in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

SATURDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Florida

                             FL PNHDL                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                 APR 2-APR 6 APR 4-APR 10    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:     Normal       Normal      Above      Above                      
 Precipitation:      Above        Above      Above      Above                      

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
                             FL PENIN                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                 APR 2-APR 6 APR 4-APR 10    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
                 -----------  -----------  --------  ---------
   Temperature:      Above        Above     Normal      Above                      
 Precipitation:      Above        Above      Above      Above                      

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
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Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

MARCH 28TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1917...
Thane Creek AK reported a snow cover of 190 inches. (The Weather Channel)
...1920...
The worst tornado disaster of record occurred in Chicago IL as a tornado
killed 28 persons and caused three million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
...1997...
Ten tornadoes tore across the area, affecting the Kentucky counties of 
Adair, Metcalfe, Casey, Green, Larue, Marion, Hardin, Hart, Nelson, and 
Russell; and the Indiana counties of Scott and Jefferson. Two of the 
twisters produced F3 damage. A 28-year-old woman was killed in Metcalfe 
County as she was thrown from her destroyed mobile home. A 40-year-old man 
was killed when his house in Bonnieville (Hart County) was hit by one of 
the F3 tornadoes and blown off its foundation. This tornado injured many 
people when it caused several car accidents as it crossed Interstate 65.
(NWS Louisville)

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky