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FXUS62 KJAX 231728
AFDJAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1228 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
KEY MESSAGES
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- LOCALLY DENSE FOG INLAND TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S THIS AFTERNOON
AS SKIES REMAIN MAINLY CLEAR.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SIT OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT,
PROMOTING CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS. PATCHY FOG IS LIKELY TO
DEVELOP NEARLY AREA-WIDE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH
LOCALLY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE CLOSER TO I-75. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL
DIP INTO THE 50S AREA-WIDE.
SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/
DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE AND
CHRISTMAS DAY AS NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGING DOMINATES THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE PERIOD. POTENTIAL
FOR OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING FOG DEVELOPMENTS OVER INLAND AREAS.
HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER
70S WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE LOWER 50S
OVER INLAND AREAS AND IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S ALONG THE COASTLINE.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION INCREASING ON MONDAY AS THE INFLUENCE OF
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA SHIFTS SOUTHWARD AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING
COLD FRONT FROM OUT OF THE NORTH. ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
TEMPS DROPPING DOWN TO BE WELL BELOW THE SEASONAL AVERAGE BY THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK, FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, WITH FOG LIKELY TO
IMPACT THE INLAND SITES BEGINNING JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS CALM.
VQQ, GNV, AND JAX HAVE THE BEST CHANCES AT SEEING IFR TO LIFR
VISIBILITIES BEFORE AND DURING SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY, WITH MVFR
CONDITIONS LIKELY AT CRG AND SGJ.
MARINE
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVERHEAD THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH
SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TODAY. ELEVATED WINDS NEAR SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE AREA.
RIP CURRENTS: SE GA LOW WEDNESDAY
NE FL MODERATE WEDNESDAY
FIRE WEATHER
DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE REST OF THE WEEK UNDER THE DOMINANT INFLUENCE OF HIGH
PRESSURE, WHICH WILL BECOME SITUATED NEAR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THROUGH CHRISTMAS. A STRONG AND DRY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND
LATE THIS WEEKEND, PASSING THROUGH THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK,
AND BRING A PERIOD OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AND POSSIBLY TUESDAY.
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS: NIGHTLY PATCHY FOG WILL BE
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY INLAND.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AMG 74 50 77 52 / 0 0 0 0
SSI 70 54 73 54 / 0 0 0 0
JAX 77 52 78 52 / 0 0 0 0
SGJ 74 54 76 55 / 0 0 0 0
GNV 80 52 80 53 / 0 0 0 0
OCF 79 52 80 52 / 0 0 0 0
JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ474.
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