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AMZ454 Expires:201912130000;;243696 Fzus52 Kjax 121553 Cwfjax Coastal Waters Forecast For Northeast Florida/southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville Fl 1053 Am Est Thu Dec 12 2019 Atlantic Coastal Waters From Altamaha Sound Ga To Flagler Beach Fl 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. Amz450-452-454-130000- Coastal Waters From Altamaha Sound To Fernandina Beach Fl Out 20 Nm- Coastal Waters From Fernandina Beach To St. Augustine Fl Out 20 Nm- Coastal Waters From St. Augustine To Flagler Beach Fl Out 20 Nm- 1053 Am Est Thu Dec 12 2019
.small craft advisory in effect through Friday morning...
Rest of today..East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet. Dominant period 8 seconds. Inland waters choppy. Showers likely.
Tonight..East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters a moderate chop. Showers and a chance of Thunderstorms.
Friday..Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters a light chop. Showers and a slight chance of Thunderstorms.
Friday night..South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers and a slight chance of Thunderstorms.
Saturday..West southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
Saturday night..West northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet.
Sunday..Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Sunday night and Monday..South southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.small craft advisory in effect through Friday morning...
Rest of today..East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet. Dominant period 8 seconds. Inland waters choppy. Showers likely.
Tonight..East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters a moderate chop. Showers and a chance of Thunderstorms.
Friday..Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters a light chop. Showers and a slight chance of Thunderstorms.
Friday night..South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers and a slight chance of Thunderstorms.
Saturday..West southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
Saturday night..West northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet.
Sunday..Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Sunday night and Monday..South southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
AMZ400 Synopsis For Altamaha Sound Ga To Flagler Beach Fl Out To 60 Nm- 1053 Am Est Thu Dec 12 2019
Synopsis.. Strong high pressure will build over the mid atlantic region today. A warm front over south florida will lift northward through tonight, then an area of low pressure will develop along the front over the gulf of mexico Friday. This low will track northeast across the local area Friday night as a weak cold front will slides south across the local waters early Saturday. High pressure will build over the area on Sunday then shift east of the local waters Monday.
Gulf stream.. The approximate location of the west wall of the gulf stream as of dec 12, 2019 at 1200 utc... 64 nautical miles east northeast of flagler beach. 64 nautical miles east northeast of saint augustine beach. 71 nautical miles east of jacksonville beach. 99 nautical miles east of st simons island. This data courtesy of the naval oceanographic office.
Synopsis.. Strong high pressure will build over the mid atlantic region today. A warm front over south florida will lift northward through tonight, then an area of low pressure will develop along the front over the gulf of mexico Friday. This low will track northeast across the local area Friday night as a weak cold front will slides south across the local waters early Saturday. High pressure will build over the area on Sunday then shift east of the local waters Monday.
Gulf stream.. The approximate location of the west wall of the gulf stream as of dec 12, 2019 at 1200 utc... 64 nautical miles east northeast of flagler beach. 64 nautical miles east northeast of saint augustine beach. 71 nautical miles east of jacksonville beach. 99 nautical miles east of st simons island. This data courtesy of the naval oceanographic office.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near St. Augustine South CDP, FL
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Area Discussion for - Jacksonville, FL
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 113 PM EST Thu Dec 12 2019
AVIATION. [Through 18Z Friday]
Cloud bases were starting to lower into the 1.5-3 kft range with coastal showers moving onshore near SGJ. This activity will continue to drift northward toward Duval county terminals into the afternoon. ENE Winds were starting to subside along the local coast with gusts down to 15-25 kts at times. Winds to veer farther E tonight with gradually decreasing magnitudes with locally heavy rainfall overspreading coastal terminals this evening and persist into tonight with IFR conditions expected through early Fri morning. Ceilings will lift to MVFR and potentially VFR during the afternoon Fri under warm SSW flow.
PREV DISCUSSION [935 AM EST].
NEAR TERM [Through Tonight].
A shortwave was moving across southern Georgia early this morning, and this was responsible for the light radar returns over southeast Georgia and the Suwannee Valley. This feature is forecast to remain rather persistent through the day while slowly dampening, and rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible across the Suwannee Valley and along I-10 through Baker County today. A frontal boundary was across central Florida early this morning, and strong high pressure was pushing to the coast of the Mid Atlantic states. A local nor'easter has setup with the tight pressure gradient, resulting in breezy to windy conditions. A Wind Advisory remains in place through the afternoon hours, with the strongest winds this morning. A coastal trough will develop this afternoon, and this will weaken the pressure gradient.
The frontal boundary over central Florida will lift back northward today and tonight, and be located near the FL/GA border by Friday morning. An area of low pressure is forecast to develop along the boundary near the coast of northeast Florida late tonight as well. Rain chances will increase from south to north along the coast, with steady light rain expected across at least the coastal areas this afternoon. Rainfall amounts for the coastal counties are forecast to be around 0.25-0.5" this afternoon. Another shortwave will move across the eastern Gulf late this afternoon and move across northeast Florida overnight as the frontal boundary moves northward towards the FL/GA border. Coastal convergence and the additional lift is forecast to lead to another 0.5-1" along the coast, with locally higher amounts. Across interior southeast Georgia and the Suwannee Valley, isentropic lift will increase along and north of the front, with rainfall amounts of 0.5-1" also possible. A few thunderstorms cannot be ruled out over northeast Florida as well, but most of the storms will remain over the coastal waters.
High temperatures will range from the mid to upper 50s across southeast Georgia to the lower 70s across north central Florida. Lows tonight will be in the upper 40s to low 50s across interior southeast Georgia and the upper 50s to lower 60s elsewhere.
SHORT TERM [Friday Through Saturday].
Showers along with a slight chance for thunderstorms will cross the region on Friday, occurring in conjunction with a short wave trough crossing over southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida. Rainfall amounts are expected to range between about 0.50 inches for the southernmost Counties and around 1 inch for inland southeast Georgia, along with areas near the Suwannee River basin and along the coastline. Showers will clear out through Saturday morning and then be followed by drier conditions and cooler air. Temperatures for the beginning of the weekend are expected to be near climatological normals, with max temps ranging within the 60s and 70s. Overnight low temperatures from out of the 50s on Friday and reach down into the 40s on Saturday.
LONG TERM [Sunday Through Thursday].
High pressure will continue to build over the region on Sunday and then drift off to the west on Monday. Convection and warming temps are expected on Tuesday as a warm southwesterly flow strengthens in advance of a cold front, which is expected to bring convection over the area into Wednesday, with cold temperatures and clearing skies. Daily high temperatures will rise on Monday and Tuesday in association with the southwesterly flow with temps rising into the mid 70s and then cooling down into the 50s and lower 60s on Wednesday, following the frontal passage. Min temps will similarly peak in the 50s on Tuesday before cooling to potentially freezing temps on Wednesday night.
MARINE.
Grays Reef Buoy 41008 continued to reported strong NE winds 25 kts with gusts to 31 kts for the the past 4 hours with combined seas 7-8 ft. Current Gale Warning for the outer waters was on track and will continue through 3 pm. Anticipate canceling the near shore water Gale Warning around 10 am as gusts are not quite as strong and just following up with the Small Craft Advisory through Friday. Light to moderate rainfall activity will move offshore of the SE GA coast through the next couple of hours, then rain chances will increase from the south toward Flagler Beach this afternoon. Numerous showers expected to increase in coverage this evening and overnight along the local Atlantic waters, with locally heavy rainfall at times causing poor visibility.
Surf Conditions: A high risk of rip currents will continue for all beaches today due to strong onshore flow and elevated water levels. A high surf advisory will continue for NE FL beaches where morning surf reports indicated about 4-6 ft from JAX Beach to Flagler Beach Pier.
HYDROLOGY.
High tide was just flirting right around Action stage this morning along the local Atlantic coast with Mayport nearing 1.12 ft creeping toward a peak crest. Current Coastal Flood Statement for the immediate NE FL Atlantic coast was on track as this tide is expected to be the peak for this surge event with the full moon tonight. Elevated water levels will funnel into the St. Johns River basin with high tide through early afternoon, but with up to 1 ft of surge potential with high tide, the majority of gages within the St. Johns will remain below Action Stage. One area of exception will be near Dunns Creek at Satsuma and Buffalo Bluff where tides are already about running about +0 5 ft. and up to a foot of rise could place these locations near Action Stage this afternoon. Will monitor trends to see if a short duration Coastal Flood Advisory may be needed for the St. Johns in Putnam county.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS.
AMG 49 62 54 67 42 / 100 80 60 30 0 SSI 56 66 58 68 47 / 100 90 40 40 0 JAX 58 70 58 72 46 / 80 80 50 40 0 SGJ 60 72 59 73 48 / 80 50 40 40 0 GNV 60 72 60 72 46 / 50 60 50 40 0 OCF 60 75 60 75 46 / 40 40 50 40 0
JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. FL . High Rip Current Risk until 10 PM EST this evening for Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-Coastal Nassau-Coastal St. Johns.
High Surf Advisory until 10 PM EST this evening for Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-Coastal Nassau-Coastal St. Johns.
Wind Advisory until 3 PM EST this afternoon for Coastal Duval- Coastal Flagler-Coastal Nassau-Coastal St. Johns.
GA . High Rip Current Risk until 10 PM EST this evening for Coastal Camden-Coastal Glynn.
AM . Small Craft Advisory until 3 PM EST Friday for Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM.
Gale Warning until 3 PM EST this afternoon for Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM EST Friday for Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM-Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM.
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| SAUF1 - St. Augustine, FL | 3 mi | 66 min | ENE 13 G 14 | 69°F | 65°F | 1025.5 hPa (-2.4) | ||
| 41117 | 15 mi | 36 min | 67°F | 8 ft | ||||
| GTXF1 - Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve, FL | 15 mi | 81 min | NE 5.1 | 71°F | 1027 hPa | 66°F | ||
| LTJF1 | 36 mi | 60 min | 64°F | |||||
| MYPF1 - 8720218 - Mayport (Bar Pilots Dock), FL | 37 mi | 48 min | NNE 19 G 25 | 63°F | 63°F | 1026.8 hPa | ||
| BLIF1 | 38 mi | 54 min | NNE 18 G 24 | 64°F | 1027.8 hPa | 63°F | ||
| DMSF1 | 38 mi | 54 min | 64°F | |||||
| NFDF1 | 40 mi | 54 min | NNE 9.9 G 19 | 61°F | 1028 hPa |
Wind History for I-295 Bridge, St Johns River, FL
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Northeast Florida Regional Airport, FL | 7 mi | 70 min | NNE 7 | 5.00 mi | Light Rain Fog/Mist | 67°F | 64°F | 91% | 1026.1 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KSGJ
Wind History from SGJ (wind in knots)
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| Last 24hr | N | N G22 | N G21 | N G24 | N G27 | N G23 | N G27 | N G22 | NE G26 | N G23 | N G25 | NE G23 | N G25 | N G23 | N G20 | N | NE | N | NE | NE | NE | N | N | N |
| 1 day ago | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | SW | S | SW | SW | S | W | SW | SW | W | W | W | N | N | N | N | N | N G23 | N G20 |
| 2 days ago | SE | SE | SE | S | SE | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | Calm | SW | Calm | SW | Calm | Calm | Calm | S | S | SW | SW | SW | S G15 |
Tide / Current Tables for State Road 312, Matanzas River, Florida
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Tide / Current Tables for Crescent Beach, Matanzas River, Florida
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