An extended period of onshore flow created persistent and dangerous rip currents along the coast.
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An extended period of onshore flow created persistent and dangerous rip currents along the coast.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 18, 8:07 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
907 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 2016
.UPDATE...
Another quiet night underway with high pressure in control.
Conditions will once again favor areas of fog across inland
locations, especially across southeast Georgia and the Suwannee
River Valley of northeast Florida. Temps will again be seasonable
with min temps at or slightly above normal.
&&
.AVIATION...
Mainly VFR conditions prevailing, except for some localized
impacts from patchy fog late tonight. The best chances for IFR
conditions due to fog will be at GNV and VQQ. Fog will quickly
burn off at sunrise and VFR conditions will rule on Wednesday.
&&
.MARINE...
Persistent onshore flow and increased easterly swell will create
seas of 5 to 7 feet over a portion of our offshore waters,
primarily in the northeast Florida offshore zones. A small craft
advisory is in effect to account for these higher seas. Easterly
winds will generally average around 10 to 15 knots.
Rip Currents: Moderate to High Risk expected on Wednesday.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 58 87 61 85 / 10 0 0 0
SSI 66 82 67 80 / 10 0 10 10
JAX 63 84 66 83 / 10 0 10 20
SGJ 68 83 69 81 / 10 10 10 20
GNV 61 87 64 84 / 10 0 0 10
OCF 63 86 64 84 / 10 0 0 10
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Coastal Flood Advisory until 8 PM EDT Wednesday for Clay-Coastal
Duval-Flagler-Inland Duval-Putnam-St. Johns.
GA...None.
AM...Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT Thursday for 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.
&&
Shuler/Shashy/ZiburaHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 856 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-200100- 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- 856 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR OUTER NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS... ...ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... AREAS OF FOG EXPECTED INLAND AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...WHICH COULD BECOME LOCALLY DENSE. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO MINOR FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR THE OUTER FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO ELEVATED SEAS. .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. JDS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A total of 8 people were rescued by Jacksonville Beach lifeguards with 3 of the rescues transported to a local hospital due to injury.
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