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FXUS62 KJAX 251356
AFDJAX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
956 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...ONSHORE FLOW WILL PROVIDE ROUGH SURF AND MODERATE RIP CURRENT
RISK THIS WEEKEND...

.UPDATE...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD JUST NORTH OF THE REGION OVER THE
CAROLINAS TODAY AND WILL PROVIDE A NORTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. THIS FLOW WILL BE BREEZY AT THE COAST AT 15-20G25
MPH AT TIMES...WITH LIGHTER WINDS INLAND. THIS WILL PROVIDE A WIDE
RANGE OF MAX TEMPS FROM NEAR 80 ALONG THE COAST AND TO NEAR 90
ALONG THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY WELL INLAND. A DRY AIRMASS WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE WITH JUST SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES.

FOR TONIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED JUST NORTH OF THE
REGION WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND BELOW NORMAL/COOL OVERNIGHT
LOWS IN THE 50S INLAND AND 60S ALONG THE COAST. RECORD LOWS AT
INLAND SITES ARE IN THE UPPER 40S AND SHOULD BE SAFE.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. GUSTY NE WINDS AT COASTAL TAF SITES TODAY.

&&

.MARINE...
STEADY NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15-20 KNOTS WITH SEAS UP TO 4-6 FT WILL
CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A DECREASING TREND WITH WINDS
BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS TONIGHT.

RIP CURRENTS: ONSHORE FLOW HAS INCREASED BREAKER REPORTS INTO THE
2-4 FT RANGE THIS MORNING AND MODERATE RISK OF RIPS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  84  52  88  56 /   0   0   0   0
SSI  78  63  81  65 /   0   0   0   0
JAX  82  55  84  58 /   0   0   0   0
SGJ  80  62  78  64 /  10   0   0   0
GNV  87  55  86  58 /   0   0   0   0
OCF  88  57  87  59 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

$$

HESS/GUILLET