Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Fruit Cove, FL

SHORT TERM
(Sunday night through Monday night)
Issued at 119 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025

Sunday night, skies slowly clear as drier air filters in overnight allowing temperatures to dip into the upper 60s to low 70s at inland locations, with temperatures sticking in the mid to upper 70s along the coast.

Monday, high pressure ridging aloft and at the surface Monday will bring drier air to the area and winds out of the east to southeast. The winds coming in off of the Atlantic will bring in just enough moisture to produce widely scattered showers and isolated storms in the afternoon and evening, mainly over northeast Florida as sea-breezes converge inland. Daytime high temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s inland with temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s along the coast. Peak heat indices will be in the 95-102 degree range.

Monday night, lows will drop again into the upper 60s to low 70s inland with temperatures staying slightly warmer along the coast.

LONG TERM
(Tuesday through next Saturday)
Issued at 119 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025

High pressure ridging aloft and at the surface continues through the period, with drier air in place until about midweek. This pattern will lower the chances for precipitation in the area until mid week and allow temperatures to rise into the mid to upper 90s at inland locations. The Atlantic sea-breeze will help keep the afternoon temperatures slightly cooler along the coast. By the end of the week, high pressure begins to weaken and will allow moisture to filter into the area, increasing the chances for rain and storms in the afternoon and evening time frame. Overnight low temperatures will cool into the upper 60s to low 70s Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, increasing to the low to mid 70s at inland locations through the week. Temperatures will stay slightly warmer overnight near coastal locations.

AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1236 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025

Still on track for mainly VFR conds through the period. Isolated showers (VCSH) have begun to pop-up for the Atlantic Coastal TAF sites with better TSRA activity still on track for the inland TAF sites and will keep TEMPO group at GNV in the 20-24Z time frame while rainfall chances remain too low to include at the other TAF sites through the rest of the afternoon/evening. Winds will shift to the E-SE as the East Coast sea breeze pushes inland this afternoon. VFR conds continue tonight with just the usual patchy MVFR fog possible at VQQ in the 07-11Z time frame. SCT clouds develop in daytime heating on Sunday in the 15-18Z time frame but are expected to remain VFR at this time.

MARINE
Issued at 119 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025

Atlantic high pressure centered near Bermuda will lift its axis northward across our area today, with high pressure then becoming situated off the southeastern seaboard through the middle portion of the upcoming week. Onshore winds will prevail across our local waters during the next several days, with only isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms forecast, mainly across the northeast Florida waters. High pressure will then weaken and shift southward across our area late next week, with gradually increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms expected by Friday. Winds and seas are expected to remain below SCA criteria through the upcoming week.

Rip Currents: Low to Moderate Rip Current Risk will continue through early next week with surf/breakers in the 1-2 ft range, as light offshore flow during the overnight and morning hours is replaced by afternoon/evening sea breeze along the Atlantic Coast.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 119 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025

A deep ridge of high pressure over the area this weekend into next week will trend chances for rain and storms downward as drier air filters in through the upcoming week. Fair dispersions have developed over the area today and will improve to Generally Good dispersions for Sunday as southeasterly-easterly winds remain over the area. Dispersions will start to increase as transport winds strengthen into next week with areas of high daytime dispersion over northeast Florida expected Monday and over inland areas Tuesday. Min RHs will remain above critical levels even as dry air begins to settle into the area.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AMG 71 94 70 93 / 0 20 0 20 SSI 77 89 75 88 / 0 10 10 20 JAX 73 92 73 92 / 0 10 10 30 SGJ 74 89 74 89 / 10 20 10 40 GNV 72 95 72 95 / 10 30 10 40 OCF 71 95 72 94 / 20 30 10 50

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