Severe Weather in the Northeast; Santa Ana Winds for Southern California

A couple tornadoes, scattered damaging winds, and locally heavy rains are possible across portions of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic today. On the West Coast, gusty Santa Ana winds will create locally critical fire weather conditions over southern California.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from October 16, 09:00 PM EDT until October 17, 08:00 PM EDT

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Jacksonville, FL Local Forecast Office

2NM NNE Saint Augustine Beach FL

Marine Point Forecast

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This
Afternoon
Light Wind
2ft
High: 84 °F
Tonight

NNW 18kt
2-3ft
Low: 69 °F

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday

N 18kt
4ft
High: 75 °F

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
Night
NNE 14kt
4ft
Low: 66 °F
Monday

NE 11kt
3-4ft
High: 77 °F
Monday
Night
NE 9kt
3ft
Low: 67 °F
Tuesday

ENE 10kt
3ft
High: 80 °F
Tuesday
Night
ESE 8kt
2ft
Low: 69 °F
Wednesday

E 8kt
2ft
High: 81 °F

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm EDT Oct 16, 2021
Forecast Valid: 2pm EDT Oct 16, 2021-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: A cold front will press southeast into the waters late this afternoon and evening, and push well offshore late tonight. Scattered showers and isolated embedded thunderstorms will be possible with the front late today and during the evening. Strong and gusty northerly winds around 15 to 25 knots will develop behind the front tonight. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect tonight through Sunday. Winds will shift northeast and relax early next week as high pressure shifts north. By midweek the high will shift to northeast and winds should become onshore.

.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Oct 16, 2021 at 1200 UTC...

33 nautical miles east northeast of Flagler Beach. 40 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 55 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach. 68 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming NNW 13 to 18 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

N wind 16 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Sunny. Seas around 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NNE wind 11 to 14 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 4 ft.

Monday

NE wind around 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Monday Night

NE wind around 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

Tuesday

ENE wind 7 to 10 kt. Sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

ESE wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday

E wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.