| National Weather Service Forecast for:
Jacksonville FL Issued by: National Weather Service Jacksonville, FL |
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| Updated: 9:15 pm EDT Sep 2, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Tonight |
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind at 5 mph becoming west. |
| Friday |
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. West wind between 3 and 9 mph. |
| Friday Night |
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 6 mph. |
| Saturday |
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind between 6 and 9 mph. |
| Saturday Night |
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north. |
| Sunday |
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. |
| Sunday Night |
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. |
| Labor Day |
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 90. |
| Monday Night |
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. |
| Tuesday |
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 90. |
| Tuesday Night |
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. |
| Wednesday |
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. |
| Wednesday Night |
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. |
| Thursday |
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. |
Baker County Advisories
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 449 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-030945- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY- CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)- GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 449 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK... MODERATE TO LARGE EASTERLY SWELL GENERATED FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF AT AREA BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IN ADDITION...SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR JETTIES AND INLETS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR BOATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK LIKELY TO PERSIST FOR A FEW DAYS... SAND BARS CREATED FROM RECENT HIGH SURF AND PERSISTENT EASTERLY SWELLS WILL LIKELY CREATE AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK FOR A FEW DAYS. BEACH-GOERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF ENTERING THE WATER DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...ALWAYS SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND PAY ATTENTION TO WARNING FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED AT BEACH ACCESS POINTS. AN ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THE CHANCES OF RIP CURRENTS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS STARTING EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A COLD FRONT STALLS NEAR THE FORECAST AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ALL CURRENT ADVISORIES:
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Clay County Advisories
Local Advisory GraphicHazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 449 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-030945- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY- CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)- GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 449 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK... MODERATE TO LARGE EASTERLY SWELL GENERATED FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF AT AREA BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IN ADDITION...SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR JETTIES AND INLETS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR BOATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK LIKELY TO PERSIST FOR A FEW DAYS... SAND BARS CREATED FROM RECENT HIGH SURF AND PERSISTENT EASTERLY SWELLS WILL LIKELY CREATE AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK FOR A FEW DAYS. BEACH-GOERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF ENTERING THE WATER DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...ALWAYS SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND PAY ATTENTION TO WARNING FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED AT BEACH ACCESS POINTS. AN ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THE CHANCES OF RIP CURRENTS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS STARTING EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A COLD FRONT STALLS NEAR THE FORECAST AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ALL CURRENT ADVISORIES:
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Duval County Advisories
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High Surf Advisory
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 212 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-030900- /O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100903T0900Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-100903T0900Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 212 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY. HURRICANE EARL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH ALONG THE CAROLINA COASTLINE TONIGHT. THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES HOWEVER...WILL FEEL FRINGE EFFECTS FROM THE STORM IN THE FORM OF HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THE SURF WILL BE HIGH INTO TONIGHT WITH BREAKERS OF 7 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS OF 10 FEET WERE REPORTED IN FLAGLER BEACH THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT TIDE CYCLE WILL PRECLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING...SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IN NORMALLY PRONE AREAS. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH AN ELEVATED RISK PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO LINGERING SWELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM ALL CURRENT ADVISORIES:
High Surf Advisory
Rip Current Statement
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Nassau County Advisories
Local Advisory GraphicHigh Surf Advisory
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 212 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-030900- /O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100903T0900Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-100903T0900Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 212 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY. HURRICANE EARL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH ALONG THE CAROLINA COASTLINE TONIGHT. THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES HOWEVER...WILL FEEL FRINGE EFFECTS FROM THE STORM IN THE FORM OF HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THE SURF WILL BE HIGH INTO TONIGHT WITH BREAKERS OF 7 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS OF 10 FEET WERE REPORTED IN FLAGLER BEACH THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT TIDE CYCLE WILL PRECLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING...SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IN NORMALLY PRONE AREAS. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH AN ELEVATED RISK PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO LINGERING SWELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM ALL CURRENT ADVISORIES:
High Surf Advisory
Rip Current Statement
Hazardous Weather Outlook
St Johns County Advisories
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High Surf Advisory
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 212 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-030900- /O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100903T0900Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-100903T0900Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 212 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY. HURRICANE EARL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH ALONG THE CAROLINA COASTLINE TONIGHT. THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES HOWEVER...WILL FEEL FRINGE EFFECTS FROM THE STORM IN THE FORM OF HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THE SURF WILL BE HIGH INTO TONIGHT WITH BREAKERS OF 7 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS OF 10 FEET WERE REPORTED IN FLAGLER BEACH THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT TIDE CYCLE WILL PRECLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING...SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IN NORMALLY PRONE AREAS. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH AN ELEVATED RISK PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO LINGERING SWELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM ALL CURRENT ADVISORIES:
High Surf Advisory
Rip Current Statement
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Weather Facts
Folklore - "When the dew is on the grass, Rain will never come to pass. When grass is dry at morning light, Look for rain before the night."