Today's WX Outlook:Wednesday ...

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"Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning."

George Carlin

..Above Normal Temperatures And Below Normal Rain Chances...

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Today: Patchy fog early in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index readings 100 to 104.

Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly clear after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon over inland areas. Gusty winds and lightning will be the primary threats.

Above normal temperatures may lead to heat index readings just over 100 degrees during the afternoon. Use extra caution while outside today.

Today's pollen level: 3.2-Low Medium (on a scale of 1to12): predominate pollen: Grass

Forecast Details: the drier airmass and subsidence over the area will lead to low rain chances. Only 10-20% chances today with the best chances inland during the afternoon as the East Coast sea breezes pushes inland. Merger with West Coast sea breeze expected west of I-75. Maximum temperatures will push into the middle 90s inland and near 90 at the coast. Heat indices near 102 are possible. Tonight any left over showers or thunderstorm will be short-lived in the evening west of I-75 over the County Warning Area. Patchy fog possible over northeast Florida toward early morning hours.

Synopsis...a strong middle and upper level ridge is located over southern Continental U.S. with the axis across Georgia and South Carolina. Flow aloft is northeast to east and low-levels show ridge axis is over Georgia with low level flow light from the southeast and south. Much further south of the area a tropical wave near 73w in the Caribbean Sea is moving west around 10-15 mph with associated scattered convection. Skies are mostly clear per satellite imagery with patchy fog likely to develop over the forecast area through sunrise due to light winds and sufficient surface moisture. 24 hour changes show temperatures and dew-points are warmer than yesterday due to the influence of subsidence and high pressure.

For more weather information go to NWS/JAX at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/