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coastal waters forecast for florida big bend and eastern panhandle national weather service tallahassee fl 843 pm edt Thu apr 25 2024
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.
gmz730-755-765-775-260730- 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- 843 pm edt Thu apr 25 2024
Rest of tonight - Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Friday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Friday night - East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 3 seconds after midnight. Protected waters choppy. Saturday - East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Saturday night - East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters rough. Sunday - East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Sunday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Monday - Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Monday night - Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Tuesday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Tuesday night - West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light chop.

GMZ700 Synopsis For The Suwannee River To Okaloosa-walton County Line Out To 60 Nm 843 Pm Edt Thu Apr 25 2024
Synopsis -
winds once again go light and variable overnight, with a east and south east flow regime taking over on Friday and continuing into the weekend. With a strong pressure gradient developing, and the combination of the atlantic seabreeze, expect cautionary/advisory level conditions to develop for the weekend. The strongest winds are likely to be in the overnight and early morning hours as the easterly surges from the atlantic seabreeze pass through.

FXUS62 KJAX 260602 AFDJAX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 202 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

New AVIATION

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

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 202 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

VFR conditions will prevail at the regional terminals. Periods of scattered to broken stratocumulus ceilings of 5,000-6,000 feet are expected through Friday evening. An easterly wind surge on Friday afternoon and evening could advect a few light showers or sprinkles towards the SGJ terminal, but confidence was too low to include in the TAFs at this time. Light winds overnight will shift to easterly by 16Z, with sustained surface speeds increasing to around 15 knots at the SSI and SGJ coastal terminals, CRG, and JAX by 20Z, with speeds elsewhere increasing to 10-15 knots. Easterly surface winds will then subside to 5-10 knots by 01Z Saturday at the inland terminals, while sustained speeds remain around 10 knots at the coastal terminals through the overnight hours on Friday night.

UPDATE
Issued at 705 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Going forecast on track. No changes planned.

SHORT TERM
(Friday through Saturday night)
Issued at 220 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

A stalled and diffuse boundary near the FL/GA border will begin to dissipate through Friday as high pressure shifts to the northeast and wedges across the local area. This will increase the local gradients and onshore flow through Saturday. Through Saturday, ridging will aloft will amplify along the eastern US. Subsidence associated with this feature will keep meaningful rain chances near nil; however, a weak coastal trough over the local waters may push a few sprinkles into the immediate coast on Saturday (kept pops silent <10% at this time). With the moistening onshore flow, skies will trend partly to mostly cloudy by Saturday, especially near the coast. Combination of increasing cloud cover and the breezy, 10-15 mph, onshore flow, temps will trend from the mid 80s inland Friday to the low 80s Saturday while the coastal areas peak in the upper 70s to near 80 each day while overnight temps remain in the mild low/mid 60s.

The main concern over the weekends will be beach hazards as surf builds and rip current risk increases (more below in the marine section).

LONG TERM
(Sunday through next Thursday)
Issued at 220 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Ridging progged to initially hold steady through the end of the weekend and into early next before being flattened by a dampening upstream shortwave trough Tuesday. That feature will drag a surface cold front with it but as it weakens the front appears to stall generally to the northwest, extending the ongoing dry-spell likely through the latter end of next week when sea breeze showers may begin to be prevalent... Otherwise temperatures will trend above normal through next week with temperatures flirting with the 90s once again as southerly flow develops.

MARINE
Issued at 220 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

A weak cold front has stalled across the FL/GA line, increasing cloud cover for SE GA. Weakening high pressure to the south has allowed the Atlantic sea breeze to develop near shore this afternoon and evening. Onshore flow will strengthen Friday and through the weekend creating cautionary conditions for NE FL near shore waters over the weekend and possible small craft advisory conditions offshore as seas build for NE FL Saturday evening and into early Sunday morning.

Rip Currents: Moderate Rip current risk at all beaches today, increasing to high risk by Saturday morning and lasting through the weekend as surf builds around 5 foot and breezy, persistent onshore winds develop.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 220 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

A weak cool front will near the FL/GA border will dissipate through Friday as strengthening high pressure wedges in from the northeast.
This will lead to increasing easterly surface and transport winds Friday and into the weekend yielding elevated to high dispersions, particularly Saturday. Given the onshore flow, afternoon humidity will gradually trend upward each day. However, winds will be elevated (10-15 mph) and a bit gusty during the afternoons (15-20 mph) through the weekend as well.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AMG 85 63 83 61 / 10 0 0 0 SSI 78 67 78 67 / 0 0 0 0 JAX 82 65 80 64 / 0 0 10 0 SGJ 82 67 80 67 / 0 0 10 0 GNV 86 62 83 61 / 0 0 0 0 OCF 87 63 84 62 / 0 0 0 0

JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
GA...None.
AM...None.

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Steinhatchee River ent.
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Thu -- 03:48 AM EDT     3.09 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:56 AM EDT     Sunrise
Thu -- 07:43 AM EDT     Moonset
Thu -- 09:13 AM EDT     1.07 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 02:54 PM EDT     3.56 feet High Tide
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Thu -- 10:11 PM EDT     -0.41 feet Low Tide
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Pepperfish Keys
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Thu -- 03:43 AM EDT     3.06 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:56 AM EDT     Sunrise
Thu -- 07:43 AM EDT     Moonset
Thu -- 09:08 AM EDT     1.07 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 02:49 PM EDT     3.52 feet High Tide
Thu -- 08:06 PM EDT     Sunset
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Thu -- 10:06 PM EDT     -0.41 feet Low Tide
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