Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL

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SURF ZONE FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
157 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2013

FLZ024-025-033-038-161800-
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE...
ST AUGUSTINE...PALM COAST
157 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2013

...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON...

RIP CURRENT RISK: MODERATE. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS
WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP
CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER.
IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL OR AT AN ANGLE TO SHORE
UNTIL YOU FEEL THE CURRENT WEAKENING. ONCE THE CURRENT
WEAKENS...SWIM TOWARD SHORE IN A RELAXED MANNER. IF LIFEGUARDS ARE
VISIBLE...WAVE YOUR ARMS AND YELL FOR HELP.

WIND: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING
SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

SURF: BREAKERS WILL AVERAGE 2-3 FEET.

WATER TEMPERATURE: LOWER 70S

UV INDEX: 10...IN THE VERY HIGH RANGE.

OUTLOOK: A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

$$
GAZ154-166-161800-
COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRUNSWICK...ST MARYS
157 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2013

RIP CURRENT RISK: LOW. RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND ARE
LIKELY TO BE WEAK BUT MAY POSE A DANGER TO POOR SWIMMERS.
THEY ARE STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT IN THE VICINITY
OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. KNOW HOW TO SWIM AND HEED THE
ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL.

WIND: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING
SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

SURF: BREAKERS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 3 FEET

WATER TEMPERATURE: AROUND 70 DEGREES

UV INDEX: 10...IN THE VERY HIGH RANGE.

OUTLOOK: A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

$$

NELSON





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