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AMZ555 SEbastian Inlet To Jupiter Inlet 0-20 Nm- 305 Pm Edt Fri Apr 26 2024
.small craft exercise caution tonight - . .small craft advisory in effect from Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night - .
Tonight - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. A dominant period 6 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. Saturday - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 7 feet. A dominant period 6 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. Saturday night - East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas to 11 feet. A dominant period 7 seconds. Rough on the intracoastal waters. Sunday - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. Sunday night - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 7 feet. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. Monday - East winds 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 7 feet. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters. Monday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Tuesday - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Tuesday night - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Wednesday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet.

AMZ500 Synopsis For Flagler Beach To Jupiter Inlet Out To 60 Nm- 305 Pm Edt Fri Apr 26 2024
Synopsis - Strong high pressure off the carolinas will cause onshore winds to freshen through the next couple days. Boating conditions worsen tonight into Saturday as the increasing onshore winds build local seas. Isolated showers return to the forecast late tonight and continue through the weekend, especially offshore. Some improvement to marine conditions is expected early next week.
Gulf stream hazards - East winds around 15 to 20 knots tonight with seas building up to 6 feet.
the approximate location of the west wall of the gulf stream based on the real time ocean forecast system as of Friday, april 26th.
41 nautical miles east of ponce inlet. 29 nautical miles east of port canaveral. 26 nautical miles east of sebastian inlet. 17 nautical miles east of fort pierce inlet. 9 nautical miles east of saint lucie inlet.

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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Melbourne FL 322 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER

DISCUSSION
Issued at 306 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Current-Saturday... Upper level ridge over the eastern CONUS will remain over the region, while slowly shifting eastward towards the seaboard through the period. Surface high pressure across the eastern seaboard, extending across the Florida peninsula into the GOMEX, will persist. Locally, the pressure gradient will tighten, allowing for breezy and gusty onshore flow of 10-15 mph with gusts up to 20-25 mph possible to continue through this afternoon and once again on Saturday. Winds will decrease to 5- 10 mph tonight, with gusts around 15 mph possible along the coast. Low level moisture will increase through the rest of today and into Saturday, with PW values today around 1.2" increasing to around 1.4" Saturday. Mostly sunny skies today will become partly cloudy on Saturday as the moisture increases. While most areas will remain dry through Saturday, guidance is indicating isolated light showers and sprinkles will continue to be possible this afternoon and into Saturday across the Atlantic waters. Some of this activity could make it to the coast, mainly from Cape Canaveral northward. Thus, have included mention of isolated very light showers (PoP 10-14 percent) possible across the Volusia and northern Brevard coasts through Saturday. Seasonable temperatures will continue, with afternoon highs today and Saturday in the low to mid 80s. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 60s.

Sunday... A 1025 hPa high pressure center just off of the Carolinas will continue to deliver east/onshore breezes to the state. Aloft, ridging will continue to reside across the Eastern U.S. This will keep tranquil conditions prevalent. Just enough moisture could traverse from the Atlantic to produce a quick shower or sprinkle along the coast. Otherwise, it will be partly sunny, breezy, and mild with upper 70s to mid 80s (coolest along the coast), falling to the 60s in most areas Sunday night.

Monday-Friday (previous discussion)...The upper ridging begins to break down and shift off of the Atlc Seaboard into the western Atlc.
Initial surface high pressure off of the Carolinas will also continue to weaken through mid-week, while gradually shifting southward, then further seaward by the end of the work-week. The onshore surface flow stays mostly intact, with winds gradually veering a bit more SE/S, though the pressure gradient will slowly weaken during this time. Continue to keep conditions over land dry.
Again, overall (low) coverage potential at the moment, keeping mention of a sprinkle/brief light shower along the coast out of the grids/zones. A warming trend will ensue, with L80s at the immediate coast, perhaps some M80s here by Thu/Fri, and M-U80s into the interior - perhaps some readings near 90F or just above into the interior Wed-Fri. Overnight lows remain consistent and in the 60s areawide.

AVIATION
(18Z TAFs)
Issued at 306 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

VFR conditions through the TAF period. Easterly of 10-15 KT with gusts 20-25 KT possible this afternoon. Winds will then decrease to 5-10 KT overnight, with gusts around 15 KT along the coast before increasing once again to 10-15 KT with gusts 20-25 KT by mid-morning Saturday. Dry conditions through the period, although light showers/sprinkles will be possible along the coast, mainly DAB, into this Saturday. However confidence remains too low to include VCSH wording at this time.

MARINE
Issued at 306 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Current-Tonight... Deteoriating boating conditions into tonight.
Easterly winds of 10-15 KT this afternoon, with occasional gusts to 20-25 KT possible will increase into tonight, becoming 15-20 KT overnight before becoming 20-25 KT with higher gusts Saturday. Seas 2-3ft today will increase to 4-5ft in the nearshore waters and 5-6ft in the offshore waters tonight, and 5-7ft on Saturday. Small craft will need to exercise caution across all the waters tonight except nearshore Volusia. Small Craft Advisory is now in effect for all the offshore waters starting 14Z Saturday, expanding to all the waters at 20 Z. Mostly dry conditions through the period, however local guidance is indicating isolated light showers/sprinkles will be possible through Saturday, mainly from Cape Canaveral northward as the low level moisture increases over the area.

Sunday-Tuesday (Previous discussion, modified)...Still looking at less-than-favorable boating conditions going late into the weekend.
High pressure along the Eastern Seaboard gradually weakens during this time, while sliding southward to become centered off of the Carolinas. ERLY winds slightly decrease to 15-20 kts on Sun-Sun night, and mainly 10-16 kts Mon-Tue while veering more SERLY early in the week. 5-7 FT seas early Sunday will gradually / slowly subside Sun afternoon-Tue. While conditions will remain mostly dry, cannot rule out ISOLD sprinkle/shower activity throughout this period.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 306 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Saturday-Tuesday (Previous discussion modified)...Still looking at less- than-favorable boating conditions going late into the weekend. High pressure along the Eastern Seaboard gradually weakens during this time, while sliding southward to become centered off of the Carolinas. ERLY winds slightly decrease to 15-20 kts on Sun-Sun night, and mainly 10-16 kts Mon-Tue while veering more SERLY early in the week. 5-7 FT seas early Sunday will gradually / slowly subside Sun afternoon-Tue. While conditions will remain mostly dry, cannot rule out ISOLD sprinkle/shower activity throughout this period.



PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
DAB 66 79 66 79 / 10 10 0 0 MCO 65 82 67 82 / 0 10 0 0 MLB 69 80 67 79 / 10 10 0 0 VRB 67 81 65 81 / 0 10 0 0 LEE 66 82 65 82 / 0 10 0 0 SFB 65 81 65 81 / 10 10 0 0 ORL 66 82 67 82 / 0 10 0 0 FPR 66 81 65 80 / 0 10 0 10

MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
AM...Small Craft Advisory from 4 PM Saturday to 4 AM EDT Sunday for AMZ550-552-555.

Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM Saturday to 4 AM EDT Sunday for AMZ570-572-575.

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Ankona
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Fri -- 01:00 AM EDT     1.26 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:45 AM EDT     Sunrise
Fri -- 07:32 AM EDT     0.27 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 08:16 AM EDT     Moonset
Fri -- 12:55 PM EDT     1.13 feet High Tide
Fri -- 07:40 PM EDT     -0.08 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:52 PM EDT     Sunset
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Fort Pierce (inside)
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Fri -- 05:15 AM EDT     -0.32 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:45 AM EDT     Sunrise
Fri -- 08:16 AM EDT     Moonset
Fri -- 10:40 AM EDT     0.41 feet High Tide
Fri -- 05:02 PM EDT     -0.80 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:52 PM EDT     Sunset
Fri -- 10:45 PM EDT     Moonrise
Fri -- 11:51 PM EDT     0.73 feet High Tide
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Fort Pierce (inside), Indian River, Florida, Tide feet

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