[Weather_Warnings] Special Weather Statement

Wed May 2 22:16:04 EDT 2007

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1015 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2007

AMZ450-452-454-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-
162>166-031000-
ALACHUA-ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-
APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-CAMDEN (COASTAL)-
CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT TO 20 NM-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-
GLYNN (COASTAL)-GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-
PIERCE-PUTNAM-ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-ST JOHNS-
SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE-
1015 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2007

..SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AND NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

LARGE WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY DENSE SMOKE AND
ABUNDANT SMOKE AND HAZE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER WILDFIRE IN SOUTHERN
FLAGLER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA HAS PRODUCED A LARGE AMOUNT OF
SMOKE WHICH WILL ALSO AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH
THURSDAY.

LOCALLY DENSE SMOKE MAY IMPACT DOUGLAS...WAYCROSS...BLACKSHEAR...
ALMA...PEARSON...NAHUNTA...FOLKSTON AND HOMERVILLE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. VISIBILITIES IN THESE AREAS MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 2
MILES AT TIMES. ELSEWHERE...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GENERALLY REDUCED TO
3 TO 5 MILES AT TIMES IN SMOKE AND HAZE. LIGHT WINDS ON THURSDAY
WILL ALLOW THE SMOKE TO DRIFT SOUTH THEN WEST BY THE AFTERNOON.

COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU PLEASE DO NOT CALL 9 1 1 TO
REPORT A FIRE UNLESS YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE FLAMES.

PERSONS WHO HAVE RESPIRATORY AILMENTS THAT CAN BE TRIGGERED BY SMOKE
SHOULD CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT
FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY.

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