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000 FXUS62 KJAX 260132 AFDJAX AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 832 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .UPDATE... SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO PULL NORTH AWAY FROM THE REGION. MUCH DRIER AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS HAS PRETTY MUCH BROUGHT AN END TO RAIN SHOWERS. A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE EAST OF A LINE FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE TO OCALA BUT IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THESE SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF ONLY ONE TO TWO HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF NEW RAINFALL AT THE MOST. OTHERWISE...ISOLATED SPRINKLES WILL COME TO AN END THIS EVENING AS MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE PULLS AWAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH OVERNIGHT AND SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR BY SUNRISE. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO DROP DOWN INTO THE 40S LATE TONIGHT. THANKSGIVING DAY WILL BE A GORGEOUS DAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 60S ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA. && .AVIATION...TERMINALS ARE EXPERIENCING VFR CONDS WITH CIGS 7KFT OR HIGHER. SATELLITE SHOWS A BACK EDGE TO THE MID/HI CLOUDS IS JUST WEST OF FL PENINSULA. SKIES WILL CLEAR BY MORNING. DRIER AIR IS FILTERING IN AT LOW LEVELS AND FOG WILL BE PATCHY IN NATURE. HAVE MVFR VIS FOR GNV/VQQ FROM 08Z-12Z. && .MARINE...WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 15KT AT THE BUOYS. SEAS ARE RUNNING 3-5 FT. HAVE CANCELLED THE SCA FOR OFFSHORE WATERS. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURS AFTN AS COLD AIR ADVECTION INCREASES WITH TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. HAVE HOISTED A SCA FOR OFFSHORE LEGS THURS NIGHT THRU FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 42 64 35 62 / 0 0 0 0 SSI 50 66 42 59 / 10 0 0 0 JAX 47 68 39 63 / 10 0 0 0 SGJ 53 68 44 63 / 20 10 0 0 GNV 49 68 38 63 / 10 0 0 0 OCF 51 70 40 63 / 20 10 0 0 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY 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. && $$ SHULER/TRABERT/PRESNALL