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Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
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233 FXUS62 KJAX 022340 AFDJAX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 740 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025 ...New UPDATE, AVIATION... .UPDATE... Issued at 730 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Forecast remains on track through tonight and into Wednesday morning. No major updates are required at this time. && .NEAR TERM... Issued at 123 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025 For the latest NE FL and SE GA Daily Key Messages please visit: https://www.weather.gov/media/jax/briefings/nws-jax-briefing.pdf Evening showers with isolated storms will quickly fade inland with loss of diurnal heating with just passing coastal showers expected after 9 pm mainly impacting St. Johns and Flagler counties through daybreak Wednesday. Breezy NE winds will weaken after sunset as well as the local pressure gradient weakens between the broad low offshore of the southeast Florida Atlantic coast and high pressure north of the region. Thinning high clouds tonight will bring mostly clear skies across southeast Georgia with mostly to partly cloudy northeast FL coastal counties generally south of St. Augustine. Below average lows tonight will range in the low/mid 60s across inland southeast Georgia where some patchy early morning fog is possible due to less cloud cover and light to near calm northerly winds. Near to slightly above average low temperatures will range in the low/mid 70s across much of northeast Florida to the Atlantic coast under passing low level clouds and more elevated NNE winds. && .SHORT TERM... (Wednesday through Thursday night) Issued at 123 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025 High pressure will be northeast of the region Wednesday, with weakening low pressure in an inverted trough south of the area. With the low weakening, the pressure gradient over area will be less. However, winds at the coast will remain on the gusty side. Drier air and subsidence under the ridge will yield dry weather over interior SE GA, while the chances for showers and thunderstorms will be scattered to numerous closer to the NE FL coast. Temperatures will be near normal Wednesday. The inverted trough to the south will continue to weaken Wednesday night through Thursday night, with high pressure to the northeast. A few showers will be possible along the NE FL coast Wednesday night. On Thursday, it will remain dry over interior SE GA, while scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected elsewhere. A dry night is forecast Thursday night. Temperatures will trend near normal Wednesday night through Thursday night. && .LONG TERM... (Friday through next Tuesday) Issued at 123 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025 A weak inverted trough will remain just to the south Friday, with high pressure to the northeast. The high will move away to the northeast Saturday into Sunday, as a weak cold front moves southeast toward the southeast US coast and dissipates. Precipitation chances will trend below normal through the weekend, with greatest chances over NE FL. Temperatures will moderate to above normal through the weekend. The high will be to the northeast Monday and Tuesday. The moist onshore flow will result in increasing precipitation chances early next week, with temperatures near seasonal levels. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 730 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025 VFR conditions will be in place through tonight and into tomorrow with a potential for mist being reported by VQQ in the early morning hours. Northeasterly winds will become milder overnight and then strengthen again on Wednesday. && .MARINE... Issued at 123 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Low pressure offshore of the southeast Florida Atlantic coast will track farther offshore through Wednesday night. Coastal troughs will continue over the local Atlantic waters through the weekend with high pressure north of the region. Small craft advisory conditions subside late today. Rip Currents: High rip current risk continues for all local beaches today, and northeast Florida beaches Wednesday. A moderate rip current risk is expected for southeast Georgia beaches Wednesday. An elevated rip current risk continues through the end of the week with persistent onshore flow. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 406 AM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Water levels rose into minor flood levels during the Monday evening and overnight high tides within portions of the St. Johns River basin to the south of downtown Jacksonville, as well as within the Intracoastal Waterway (ICCW) in coastal Flagler and St. Johns Counties. Persistent northeasterly winds will continue to create trapped tides at these locations, resulting in minor flooding around times of high tide. A Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect, which highlights mainly nuisance type flooding around times of high tide. Total water levels will continue to rise within the St. Johns basin this week with the approach of the full moon on Sunday Sept 7th. Latest guidance indicates that water levels will generally rise between 1.5 - 2 feet above Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) around times of high tide from this week through the weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 63 87 65 90 / 0 0 0 0 SSI 71 84 73 87 / 0 10 0 10 JAX 71 88 70 90 / 10 10 0 20 SGJ 75 87 73 89 / 20 20 10 20 GNV 69 91 68 92 / 10 20 10 30 OCF 71 89 71 91 / 10 20 10 40 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...Coastal Flood Advisory until 5 AM EDT Thursday for FLZ038-132- 137-138-233-333-633. High Rip Current Risk until 7 AM EDT Wednesday for FLZ124-125- 138-233-333. GA...High Rip Current Risk until 7 AM EDT Wednesday for GAZ154-166. AM...None. && $$