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FXUS62 KJAX 080114
AFDJAX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
814 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2014

.UPDATE...
LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO EJECT TO THE NE...WITH CLOUDS BEGINNING
TO ERODE AS DRIER AIR INITIALLY WORKS IN. CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE
TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR/PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES OVERNIGHT. LOWS TNGT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID/UPPER 30S INLAND
WITH LOWER/MID 40S COAST. WITH SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND
LIGHT WINDS...PATCHY FOG AND/OR FROST WILL PREVAIL FAR INLAND.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT THIS EVENING...WITH SKIES TRENDING
TOWARD VFR. LIGHT FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WITH A
PERIOD OF MVFR POSSIBLE TOWARD DAWN. PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS/SEAS ARE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE AS LOW PRESSURE EXITS TO THE NE
AND HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN. NEARSHORE WINDS HAVE DECREASED
TO 15 KNOTS OR LESS...THUS WILL LOWER THE CAUTION FOR THE NEARSHORE
WATERS. FOR OFFSHORE...SEAS AT THE BUOYS HAVE DECREASED TO 4-6 FEET.
HOWEVER WITH CONTINUED NE FLOW...HIGHER SEAS ARE STILL LIKELY NEAR
THE GULF STREAM...THUS WILL KEEP THE SCA FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS
THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY.

RIP CURRENTS: MODERATE RISK THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  33  69  45  74 /   0   0  10  10
SSI  40  64  49  70 /   0   0  10  10
JAX  39  68  45  75 /   0   0  10  10
SGJ  43  64  49  71 /   0   0  10  10
GNV  36  70  45  76 /   0   0  10  10
OCF  39  72  47  77 /   0   0  10  10

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND
     GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

&&

$$

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