Small Craft Advisory 18, NWS Jacksonville, FL

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
825 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017

.UPDATE...Cold front with associated showers have pushed se of
the area this evening. Surface high pressure is building in from
the nw advecting in much cooler and drier air. Temperatures
tonight will fall into the 40s inland...and lower 50s at the ne
Fl coast. Tight pressure gradient will keep winds up overnight at
5 to 10 mph which will make it feel chilly.

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.AVIATION...VFR conditions tonight through Friday.

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.MARINE...Advisory will expire this evening as winds and seas have
decreased just below criteria. Will replace with SCEC headline for
all marine zones.

Rip Currents: Moderate risk.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  39  67  34  65 /   0   0   0   0
SSI  47  65  46  60 /   0   0   0   0
JAX  44  68  41  66 /  10   0   0   0
SGJ  50  66  48  66 /  20   0   0  10
GNV  44  70  39  70 /  10   0   0   0
OCF  46  71  40  72 /  30   0   0   0

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.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AM...Small Craft Advisory until 10 PM EST this evening 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.

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Zibura/Elsenheimer/Walker

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1015 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-030945-
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-
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-
Hamilton-Suwannee-Columbia-Baker-Inland Nassau-Inland Duval-Union-
Bradford-Clay-St. Johns-Gilchrist-Alachua-Putnam-Flagler-Marion-
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coffee-Jeff Davis-Bacon-Appling-
Wayne-Atkinson-Ware-Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Coastal Glynn-
Echols-Clinch-Charlton-Inland Camden-Coastal Camden-
1015 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Florida,
Southeast Georgia and the Adjacent Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

Moderate risk for rip currents.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

Small Craft Advisory is likely for portions of the coastal waters on
Saturday. The rip current threat will also be elevated through the
weekend.

Elevated fire weather conditions are anticipated on Friday due to
critically low relative humidities and breezy northerly winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

For additional information, visit the National Weather Service in
Jacksonville website on the internet at weather.gov/jax.