Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Fruit Cove, FL

SHORT TERM
(Monday through Tuesday night)
Issued at 116 AM EST Sun Dec 8 2024

High pressure will continue to move off to the east Monday, as upper wave moves across southeastern US. Much of this upper energy will remain to the northwest of the area through the day, but a few showers could get into far inland SE GA. The high will continue to drift away to the east Monday night through Tuesday, with the upper energy largely remaining to the northwest of area. Again, looks like precipitation chances Monday night into Tuesday will be confined to inland SE GA.

On Tuesday night, cold front will move into SE GA. Shower chances will increase across the area through the night, with the greatest chance inland.

Temperatures will trend above normal this period.

LONG TERM
(Wednesday through Saturday)
Issued at 116 AM EST Sun Dec 8 2024

The cold front will move southeast across the area, largely clearing to the southeast by early afternoon. Subsidence behind the front will lead to drying conditions from northwest to southeast during the afternoon hours. A few thunderstorms will be possible with frontal passage.

Temperatures will likely be non diurnal Wednesday, given timing of the front, with highs earlier in the day.

High pressure will build from the west northwest Wednesday night through Thursday. Below normal temperatures for Wednesday night and Thursday. An inland Frost with light Freeze expected inland Wednesday night.

The high will build more toward the north northeast late in the week, setting up a period of onshore flow that will continue into the weekend. Inverted trough may develop in this onshore flow pattern leading to potential for coastal showers by Saturday. This potential is too low to mention at this point, but will be monitored through the week. Temperatures will be a little below normal Thursday night and Friday, then closer to normal Friday night and Saturday. Another inland Frost with light Freeze possible Thursday night.

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1109 PM EST Sat Dec 7 2024

Strong inversion setting up tonight with near calm winds at the surface and this will set up the possibility of some MVFR vsbys at inland TAF sites, especially at VQQ through sunrise. Otherwise increasing high clouds through the rest of the period with light and variable winds of 5 knots or less at all TAF sites.

MARINE
Issued at 116 AM EST Sun Dec 8 2024

Light and variable winds 10 knots or less with High pressure in place today and Monday will become south and increase to Small Craft Advisory levels ahead of the next frontal boundary late Tuesday through Wednesday, then will continue near SCA levels behind the frontal passage from the Northwest Wednesday Night and from the North on Thursday.

Rip Currents: Lingering Moderate Risk of rip currents with surf/breakers 2-3 ft today, then becoming Low risk on Monday/Tuesday with surf/breakers of 1-2 ft and offshore flow.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AMG 67 45 73 57 / 0 10 10 40 SSI 65 53 71 59 / 0 10 0 10 JAX 69 49 77 58 / 0 10 0 0 SGJ 69 53 77 60 / 0 0 0 0 GNV 71 49 78 55 / 0 0 0 0 OCF 73 50 79 56 / 0 0 0 0

JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...Freeze Warning until 9 AM EST this morning for FLZ021-023-024- 030-035-120-220-236-322-422-425-522.

Frost Advisory until 9 AM EST this morning for FLZ031-124-136- 232-340.

GA...Freeze Warning until 9 AM EST this morning for GAZ132>136-149- 151>154-162-163-165-166-250-264-350-364.

AM...None.