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GMZ765 Expires:202312060300;;957644 Fzus52 Ktae 051953 Cwftae
coastal waters forecast for florida big bend and eastern panhandle national weather service tallahassee fl 253 pm est Tue dec 5 2023
gulf coastal waters from the mouth of the suwannee river to okaloosa-walton county line out to 60 nm.
seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 1/10 of the waves.
gmz730-755-765-775-060300- apalachee bay or coastal waters from keaton beach to ochlockonee river fl out to 20 nm- coastal waters from ochlockonee river to apalachicola fl out to 20 nm- coastal waters from suwannee river to keaton beach fl out 20 nm- waters from suwannee river to apalachicola fl from 20 to 60 nm- 253 pm est Tue dec 5 2023
.small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through Wednesday afternoon...
Rest of today..Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
Tonight..Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
Wednesday..North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters rough.
Wednesday night..Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
Thursday..East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
Thursday night..East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
Friday..East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
Friday night..Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
Saturday..Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
Saturday night..Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds, building to 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds after midnight. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.

GMZ700 Synopsis For The Suwannee River To Okaloosa-walton County Line Out To 60 Nm 253 Pm Est Tue Dec 5 2023
Synopsis..
northerly flow prevails through Thursday with the main marine concerns being an increase in winds this evening and overnight as a cold front moves through. This will bring advisory level seas for the overnight hours and into the late morning and early afternoon of Wednesday. Surface high pressure moves in Thursday and Friday with winds expected to decrease and become easterly. By the upcoming weekend a return to advisory level conditions is likely as winds become southerly ahead of our next cold front. This front will also bring the potential for strong storms and possibly a few severe storms.

FXUS62 KJAX 052353 AFDJAX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 653 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

New UPDATE

UPDATE
Issued at 652 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

For the latest NE FL and SE GA Daily Key Messages please visit: https:// www.weather.gov/media/jax/briefings/nws-jax-briefing.pdf

Forecast remains on track.

NEAR TERM
Issued at 242 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

For the latest NE FL and SE GA Daily Key Messages please visit: https:// www.weather.gov/media/jax/briefings/nws-jax-briefing.pdf

Dry conditions will continue through the night, with low temperatures falling into the 40s across NE FL and SE GA with mainly clear skies.

SHORT TERM
(Wednesday through Thursday night)
Issued at 242 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

A dry cold front will move through southeast Georgia and northeast Florida Wednesday morning, leaving cool temperatures and breezy northwesterly winds in it's wake. High temperatures Wednesday will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s, with overnight low temperatures in the 30s inland, and lower to mid 40s near the east coast. With calm winds and clear skies, frost potential exists over all of southeast Georgia and near the Suwannee valley/west of Jacksonville late Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Temperatures will not warm up Thursday, with high temps forecast to be similar to Wednesday, but with calmer, more variable winds.
However, low temps will be a few degrees warmer Thursday night, limiting frost potential at this time.

LONG TERM
(Friday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 242 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

Temperatures will return to near normal Friday, with highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s, increasing further on Saturday to above climo. Dry weather will continue until Saturday night when a cold front sweeps across the region from the west, bringing showers ahead and along the front Sunday. Plenty of moisture with this front will allow an isolated threat for locally heavy rainfall, as well as an isolated thunderstorm threat from Saturday night through Sunday. Warmer weekend temps will be short lived, as the quick moving cold front drops high temperatures Monday back into the 60s.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 556 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

VFR conditions prevail through the period. Breezy northwesterly winds develop on Wednesday in the wake of a frontal passage.
Prevailing winds will be around 10 kts and gusts between 20-25 kts through the day.

MARINE
Issued at 242 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

A dry cold front will cross the local waters early Wednesday morning, trailed by strengthening northwest winds and Small Craft Advisory conditions over the near and offshore waters. Winds and seas begin to weaken Wednesday night as high pressure builds north of the local waters through Thursday. The high builds offshore of the southeast Atlantic coast Friday.

Rip Currents: Moderate rip current risk for NE FL beaches Wednesday, and a low risk for SE GA beaches.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 242 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

Drier, cooler air will be in place midweek as a dry cold front moves through the area on Wednesday morning. Northwesterly winds will be elevated Wednesday behind the frontal passage, allowing for good dispersion values and gusts up to 30 mph. Thursday, dry weather will continue but with calmer winds, daytime dispersion values will be critically low north of I-10. Rain chances return this weekend. Patchy to areas of frost inland areas are possible early Thursday morning.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AMG 42 59 34 61 / 0 0 0 0 SSI 46 61 43 61 / 0 0 0 0 JAX 45 60 39 62 / 0 0 0 0 SGJ 47 61 46 64 / 0 0 0 0 GNV 45 60 38 66 / 0 0 0 0 OCF 46 61 38 66 / 0 0 0 0

JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
GA...None.
AM...Small Craft Advisory from 4 AM Wednesday to 4 AM EST Thursday for AMZ450-452-454.

Small Craft Advisory from 1 AM Wednesday to 4 AM EST Thursday for AMZ470-472-474.

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Suwannee River entrance
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Tue -- 12:16 AM EST     Moonrise
Tue -- 12:51 AM EST     Last Quarter
Tue -- 01:17 AM EST     1.34 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 06:35 AM EST     2.18 feet High Tide
Tue -- 07:12 AM EST     Sunrise
Tue -- 01:15 PM EST     Moonset
Tue -- 01:46 PM EST     0.83 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:33 PM EST     Sunset
Tue -- 08:25 PM EST     2.40 feet High Tide
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Suwannee River entrance, Florida, Tide feet

Cedar Key
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Tue -- 12:15 AM EST     Moonrise
Tue -- 12:51 AM EST     Last Quarter
Tue -- 12:58 AM EST     1.40 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 06:46 AM EST     2.75 feet High Tide
Tue -- 07:11 AM EST     Sunrise
Tue -- 01:14 PM EST     Moonset
Tue -- 01:27 PM EST     0.70 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:33 PM EST     Sunset
Tue -- 08:05 PM EST     2.85 feet High Tide
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Cedar Key, Way Key, Florida, Tide feet

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