605 
FXUS62 KJAX 031332
AFDJAX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
932 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

.UPDATE...
A DRY WESTERLY FLOW HAS SET UP IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING TC EARL
AND SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY EXCEPT FOR OCCASIONAL PARTLY
CLOUDY CONDS ACRS NERN FL AS SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO
STREAM ACRS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA FROM THE GOMEX. HOT CONDS ARE
EXPECTED WITH MAX TEMPS INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S. FOR TONIGHT
SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE
GOMEX AND EXPECT MIN TEMPS TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN THE UPPER 60S
INLAND LOWER TO MID 70S ALONG THE COAST.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR WITH SOME OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS.

&&

.MARINE...
SEAS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE QUICKLY AND WILL KEEP CURRENT OFFSHORE
SPLIT WITH SMALL CRAFT FOR SEAS EXPIRING LATER THIS MORNING FOR
THE NORTHERN LEGS AND THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN LEGS. WEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 10-15 KNOTS THIS MORNING BEFORE BACKING TO
THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

SURF UPDATE...MORNING BEACH REPORTS SHOWING BREAKERS MAINLY IN THE
3-5 FT RANGE WITH A SLOW SUBSIDING TREND THROUGH THE DAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
RED FLAG WARNING LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK WITH MIN RH VALUES BOTTOMING
OUT AROUND 30-35% ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR IN NERN FL.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  94  67  92  63 /   0   0  10   0 
SSI  92  73  91  72 /   0  10  10  10 
JAX  94  69  92  70 /   0  10  10  10 
SGJ  93  71  91  73 /   0  10  10  20 
GNV  92  68  92  69 /  10  10  20  20 
OCF  91  69  91  70 /  10  10  20  30 

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR BAKER-
     COLUMBIA-DUVAL-HAMILTON-NASSAU-SUWANNEE.

GA...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS 
     AFTERNOON FOR ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 
     NM OFFSHORE.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS 
     MORNING 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.

&&

$$

HESS/PRESNALL