AWUS01 KWNH 232357
FFGMPD
FLZ000-GAZ000-ALZ000-240500-
Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0788
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
756 PM EDT Wed Jul 23 2025
Areas affected...Florida Panhandle
Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible
Valid 232356Z - 240500Z
Summary...Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front will
train to the west through this evening. Rainfall rates of 2-4"/hr,
or briefly higher, are expected, which could produce 3-5" of rain.
Flash flooding is possible.
Discussion...The regional radar mosaic this evening indicates
expanding and intensifying thunderstorms from the northern Florida
Peninsula westward along much of the Florida Panhandle. These
storms are developing along a stalled stationary front analyzed by
WPC, which is oscillating subtly north and south in response to
convective outflow boundaries from prior thunderstorms. A weak
shortwave/MCV is noted in the WV imagery pushing off the Gulf
Coast north of Tampa, while a surface wave tracks along the front
itself. Together, this MCV and the surface low are helping to
enhance E/NE flow off the Atlantic coasts of GA/SC, measured by
850mb wind speeds via VWPs of 20 kts. This E/NE low-level flow is
advecting copious moisture westward, reflected by a plume of
sfc-850mb LPW above the 99th percentile according to CIRA, which
is helping to drive full-column PWs to above 2.6 inches as
measured by GPS (likely convectively enhanced, but still well
above daily records and indicative of the extreme environment in
place.) Within this environment, rainfall rates of 6"/hr have been
measured (1.5" in 15 mins) from WFO TAE.
Over the past 1-2 hours, convection has expanded across the
Florida Panhandle, and although the CAMs are generally in
agreement with the evolution, the current coverage is greater than
the simulated reflectivity from the guidance. As 850mb winds
continue to impinge into the merged outflow boundary/stationary
front, they will drive impressive convergence for ascent, with
subtle height falls downstream of the MCV/shortwave contributing
additionally. At the same time, overall forcing is weak and mean
0-6km winds are just 5 kts, so as the greater 850mb winds continue
to track west they will increasingly exceed the mean flow to
enhance ascent even further. This will likely manifest as
widespread convection continuing for several more hours, with the
intense local convergence tapping elevated MUCAPE of 3000 J/kg to
support intense rainfall rates. The HREF neighborhood
probabilities forecast the greatest potential for 2+"/hr rates to
occur in the next 1-2 hours (locally 4+"/hr according to the
HRRR), but the environment will likely support intense rainfall
through at least 04Z. With light mean winds aligned to the front,
and this front providing the primary focus for convective
initiation, this could result in an axes of 3-5" of rain through
the next few hours.
FFG across the FL Panhandle is elevated at 4"/3hrs, but locally
this has already been exceeded in some areas resulting in an
isolated FFW from KJAX. Although HREF 3-hr FFG exceedance
probabilities drop to just around 10-15% the next few hours, any
training of these intense rain rates could overwhelm soils,
leading to instances of flash flooding, but this will be most
likely over more urban centers.
Weiss
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