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FXUS62 KJAX 171747
AFDJAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
147 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
KEY MESSAGES
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- FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
FLORIDA
- EXTREME TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONTINUES. DRY & NEAR RECORD
WARMTH INTO THE WEEKEND. CRITICALLY LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES INLAND EACH DAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT INCREASE
RISK OF FIRE SPREAD
- PATCHY FOG POTENTIAL IN THE MORNING THIS WEEKEND
- GUSTY COASTAL & HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT:
- NEAR RECORD WARMTH TODAY
- ELEVATED WILDFIRE RISK
- PATCHY, SHALLOW FOG POTENTIAL LATE TONIGHT, NORTHEAST FL
CLEAR SKIES, DRY WEATHER, AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE FL PENINSULA TO END
THE WORK WEEK. A WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW, WITH WIND SPEEDS AROUND
5-10 MPH, WILL ALLOW FOR THE GULF BREEZE TO PUSH TOWARDS INLAND
LOCATIONS BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS, WHILE THE ATLANTIC BREEZE
PUSHES INTO THE I-95 CORRIDOR BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES WILL LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN FOR HOT TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE
TO BE WELL ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS, WITH SOME LOCATIONS LIKELY TO
GET NEAR OR BREAK RECORD HIGHS AS MUCH OF THE INLAND LOCATIONS
WILL RISE TO THE LOWER TO MID 90S. THE ATLANTIC BREEZE WILL HELP
TO KEEP OUR COASTAL LOCATIONS RELATIVELY COOLER IN THE UPPER
80S. BONE DRY OUT THERE WITH DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS AS MUCH AS 40
DEG. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S ALONG
INLAND LOCATIONS, WHILE COASTAL LOCATIONS WILL MAINLY BE IN THE
LOWER 60S.
PATCHY, SHALLOW FOG POSSIBLE MAINLY FOR NORTHEAST FL LATE TONIGHT AS
GULF FLOW FROM THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE BRINGS IN SOME SHALLOW MOISTURE.
INSTANCES OF ANY FOG LOOK TO BE MORE ISOLATED THAN THE PRIOR COUPLE
OF NIGHTS.
SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS THIS PERIOD:
- PATCHY FOG NE FL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS
- CRITICALLY LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES INLAND SE GA SATURDAY
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THE DAY SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH
LARGELY DRY. BEST CHANCE FOR A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS WILL BE OVER
SE GA SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY NIGHT, THE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE EXITING FRONT AND THE BUILDING HIGH WILL RESULT IN
ELEVATED WINDS, ESPECIALLY AND GUSTY WINDS AT THE COAST. A FEW
COASTAL SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO WEAK TROUGHS MOVING ASHORE
SUNDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND ABOVE NORMAL THIS PERIOD.
LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS THIS PERIOD:
-ELEVATED AND GUSTY COASTAL WINDS MONDAY
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE NORTHWEST THEN NORTH MONDAY. WINDS
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AND GUSTY MONDAY DUE TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT.
THE CORE OF THE ELEVATED WINDS WILL BE OVER NE FL, WITH THE HIGHEST
WINDS AT THE COAST.
THE HIGH WILL THEN BUILD TO THE NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
THE HIGH WILL BE CENTERED TO THE EAST WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A DRY PERIOD.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT, THEN
RECOVER TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS LATER IN THE WEEK.
AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/
VFR. FOR WINDS, LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
SOUTHEAST AT SSI, CRG, AND SGJ THIS AFTERNOON. POSSIBLE SEA BREEZE
WIND SHIFT AT JAX ABOUT 21Z-22Z AND 23Z FOR VQQ. LIGHT FOG POSSIBLE
TOWARD 06Z-10Z SAT AT VQQ.
MARINE
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. ATLANTIC SEA BREEZE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SHIFTING WINDS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH UP TO
15 KNOTS. A DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT, THEN A SURGE OF NORTHEAST WINDS FOLLOWS
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TUESDAY, MOVING EAST OF THE AREA BY
WEDNESDAY.
RIP CURRENTS AND SURF:
MODERATE RISK OF RIPS WILL CONTINUE FOR AREA BEACHES PRIMARILY DUE
TO THE EASTERLY SWELLS OF ABOUT 2 TO 2.5 FT WITH PERIODS OF 8 SECONDS.
A SMALL WINDOW OF WIND WAVE ACTION EACH DAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE
ATLANTIC SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS DURING THE AFTN. THE SWELLS DON'T CHANGE
APPRECIABLY NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SO A MODERATE RISK WILL PROBABLY
LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH RISK OF RIPS AND POTENTIAL HIGH
SURF ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK IN STRONG NE
WIND SURGE BEHIND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
FIRE WEATHER
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
NORTHERN FL...
...INLAND MINRH LEVELS AT OR BELOW 30 PERCENT NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 10 SATURDAY...
...INLAND MINRH LEVELS AT OR BELOW 30 PERCENT MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY, WITH MINRH LEVELS BELOW 20 PERCENT OVER INTERIOR SE GA
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...
..AREAS OF HIGH DAYTIME INLAND DISPERSIONS SATURDAY
..WIDESPREAD HIGH DAYTIME DISPERSIONS SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
OUTSIDE OF A MAINLY DRY FRONT PASSING THROUGH ON SUNDAY, HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE INFLUENCING THE
WEATHER THIS PERIOD WITH DRY PATTERN CONTINUING.
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS: PATCHY FOG POTENTIAL NE FL TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS LOOK A LITTLE LIGHT FOR A RED FLAG OVER
INTERIOR SE GA SATURDAY, BUT CLOSE. SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR RED
FLAG CRITERIA TO BE MET OVER INTERIOR NE FL ON MONDAY.
CLIMATE
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AT NE FL/SE GA CLIMATE SITES:
APRIL 17: JAX 93/1967, CRG 90/2006, GNV 90/1945, AMG 91/1967
APRIL 18: JAX 94/1967, CRG 89/2018, GNV 91/1967, AMG 92/1967
APRIL 19: JAX 92/1995, CRG 91/2013, GNV 94/2011, AMG 91/1968
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AMG 61 93 62 83 / 0 0 0 10
SSI 66 85 68 84 / 0 0 0 10
JAX 61 92 65 89 / 0 0 0 10
SGJ 63 87 66 88 / 0 0 0 0
GNV 58 93 62 90 / 0 0 0 0
OCF 59 92 63 89 / 0 0 0 0
JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR FLZ021-030-031-035-136-220-236-422-522.
GA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
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