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Current Alerts for Jacksonville, FL: Cold Weather Advisory Fire Weather Watch
Freeze Watch

1. Cold Weather Advisory for: Baker; Inland Nassau; Eastern Hamilton; Western Hamilton; Northern Columbia; Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Inland Glynn; Coastal Glynn; Echols; Clinch; Inland Camden; Coastal Camden; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

2. Cold Weather Advisory for: Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Trout River; South Central Duval; Western Duval

3. Cold Weather Advisory for: Coastal Pasco; Coastal Charlotte; Inland Sarasota; Inland Lee

4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Glades; Hendry

5. Cold Weather Advisory for: Inland Collier County

6. Cold Weather Advisory for: Inland Gulf; Inland Franklin; South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf; Coastal Franklin; Coastal Jefferson; Coastal Wakulla; Coastal Taylor; Coastal Dixie

7. Cold Weather Advisory for: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Okeechobee; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County; Inland Northern Brevard; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie; Mainland Northern Brevard; Inland Southern Brevard

8. Cold Weather Advisory for: Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Mainland Southern Brevard

9. Cold Weather Advisory for: Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Charlotte

10. Cold Weather Advisory for: Sumter; Coastal Levy; Coastal Citrus; Coastal Hernando; Inland Levy; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando

11. Cold Weather Advisory for: Suwannee; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Inland Flagler; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Marion; Southeastern Columbia; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southwestern Columbia; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns

12. Fire Weather Watch for: Pinellas; Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Coastal Citrus; Coastal Hernando; Coastal Pasco; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota; Inland Charlotte; Inland Lee

13. Fire Weather Watch for: Sumter; Coastal Levy; Inland Levy; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando

14. Fire Weather Watch for: Suwannee; Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Inland Flagler; Eastern Hamilton; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Western Hamilton; Trout River; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Northern Columbia; South Central Duval; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Marion; Southeastern Columbia; Western Duval; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southwestern Columbia; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns; Pierce; Brantley; Echols; Clinch; Inland Camden; Coastal Camden; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

15. Freeze Warning for: Baker; Inland Nassau; Eastern Hamilton; Western Hamilton; Northern Columbia; Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Inland Glynn; Coastal Glynn; Echols; Clinch; Inland Camden; Coastal Camden; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

16. Freeze Watch for: Baker; Inland Nassau; Eastern Hamilton; Western Hamilton; Northern Columbia; Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Inland Glynn; Coastal Glynn; Echols; Clinch; Inland Camden; Coastal Camden; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

17. Freeze Watch for: Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Trout River; South Central Duval; Western Duval

18. Freeze Watch for: Glades; Hendry

19. Freeze Watch for: Inland Collier County

20. Freeze Watch for: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Okeechobee; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County; Inland Northern Brevard; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie; Mainland Northern Brevard; Inland Southern Brevard

21. Freeze Watch for: Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Charlotte

22. Freeze Watch for: Sumter; Coastal Levy; Coastal Citrus; Coastal Hernando; Inland Levy; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando

23. Freeze Watch for: Suwannee; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Inland Flagler; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Marion; Southeastern Columbia; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southwestern Columbia; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns

24. Red Flag Warning for: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County; Inland Northern Brevard; Mainland Northern Brevard

25. Red Flag Warning for: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County; Inland Northern Brevard; Mainland Northern Brevard

26. Red Flag Warning for: Metro Palm Beach County; Coastal Collier County; Inland Broward County; Metro Broward County; Inland Miami-Dade County; Metropolitan Miami Dade; Mainland Monroe; Glades County Lake Region; Hendry County Lakes Region; Palm Beach County Lake Region; Coastal Palm Beach County; Big Cypress; Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County; Far South Miami-Dade County; Glades County; Hendry County; Inland Palm Beach County; Northern Collier; Southwest Collier

27. Red Flag Warning for: Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Inland Southern Brevard; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

28. Red Flag Warning for: Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Inland Southern Brevard; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

29. Red Flag Warning for: Okeechobee; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie; Inland Martin

30. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Collier County

31. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Gulf

32. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Palm Beach County; Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

33. Rip Current Statement for: Pinellas; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee

34. Rip Current Statement for: South Walton; Coastal Bay

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds