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National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
413 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

...ONSHORE WINDS STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AT COASTAL LOCATIONS... 
...WINDY WITH A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THE WEEKEND AT THE 
NORTHEAST FL BEACHES...
...DRY AND WARM WEATHER EXPECTED FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK...

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.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 414 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Overnight surface analysis depicts a weak frontal boundary
stalling near the Altamaha and Ocmulgee Rivers in southeast GA.
Meanwhile, strong high pressure (1031 millibars) was building over
New England and the Mid-Atlantic states in the wake of this
frontal boundary, with this feature beginning to wedge down the
Carolina coastline. Aloft...ridging centered over eastern portions
of the East Pacific was building northeastward across the Gulf of
Mexico and into the southeastern states, with this feature located
downstream of a large trough that blankets the western half of the
nation. A few patches of stratocumulus clouds were drifting across
the skies of northeast and north central FL, with fair skies
otherwise prevailing across southeast GA and the Suwannee Valley.
Temperatures at 09Z were generally in the low to mid 60s across
most of our region, with dewpoints mostly in the upper 50s to
lower 60s.

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Regional Hourly Observations For SARASOTA County

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Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Surface 4-Panel
Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Florida
Based on observations at 400am EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across Florida...temperatures are near 62 degrees north, near 65 degrees central, and near 76 degrees south. Current sky conditions are clear north, clear central, and partly cloudy south. In the north, relative humidity is near 90%, and the dew point is near 59 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 84%, and the dew point is near 60 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 62%, and the dew point is near 62 degrees. Winds are calm north, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the east at 7 mph south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 77 degrees at Key West Nas. The lowest temperature is CLEAR degrees at Lakeland.


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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Florida

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

APRIL 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1834...
Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe
around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that
year. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and
produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail
fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than
8000 feet. (The Weather Channel)
...1984...
Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The
tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)


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