FXUS62 KJAX 260156
AFDJAX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
856 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MUCH COOLER TEMPS ON THE WAY WITH A BRIEF DRYING PERIOD...

.PUBLIC UPDATE...COLD FRONT HAS EXITED WELL OFFSHORE...WITH 
POST-FRONTAL TROUGH CURRENTLY ADVANCING ACROSS THE AREA. MAINLY HIGH 
CLOUDS WERE IMPACTING THE AREA...WITH SMATTERING OF LOW CLOUDS 
ACCOMPANYING AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH. SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE DROPS 
WILL TRAIL PASSAGE OF THIS TROUGH AS SURFACE-BASED WINDS VEER FROM 
WEST TO MORE NORTHWEST. OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST. 
WILL UPDATE 1ST PERIOD TO REMOVE POPS AND FINE-TUNE CLOUD WORDING.

&&

.AVIATION...
MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN AND SKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAR
OVERNIGHT WITH VFR CONDITIONS EVERYWHERE THROUGH TOMORROW. 

&&

.MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OFFSHORE WITH
LINGERING 7 TO 8 FT SWELLS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST IN THE 15
TO 20 KNOT RANGE FOLLOWING A SURFACE TROUGH OVERNIGHT. NO UPDATES
ARE PLANNED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  36  58  34  54 /   0   0  10  30 
SSI  43  57  40  56 /   0   0  10  20 
JAX  43  59  38  60 /   0   0  10  20 
SGJ  48  60  44  61 /   0   0  10  20 
GNV  40  60  38  61 /   0   0  10  20 
OCF  43  62  40  64 /   0   0  10  20 

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-
     COLUMBIA-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-MARION-SUWANNEE-UNION.

GA...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND 
     GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

&&

$$

ZAPPE/SHULER/WALKER