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| Rip Current Statement issued March 19 at 2:52PM EDT until March 20 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL | ||
| NWS Jacksonville FL | ||
| Category | Certainty | Severity |
| Met | Likely | Moderate |
| Status | Urgency | Category |
| Actual | Expected | Met |
| Effective | Ends | Expires |
| 03/19/2026 02:52 PM | 03/20/2026 11:00 PM | 03/20/2026 05:00 AM |
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.
* WHEN...Through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
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Hourly Forecast
Fri, 01:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 12 mph N
Fri, 02:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 12 mph N
Fri, 03:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 13 mph N
Fri, 04:00 AM
ClearWinds: 13 mph N
Fri, 05:00 AM
ClearWinds: 13 mph N
Fri, 06:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 14 mph N
Fri, 07:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 13 mph N
Fri, 08:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 14 mph N
Fri, 09:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph N
Fri, 10:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 16 mph NE
Fri, 11:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 16 mph N
Fri, 12:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 16 mph N
Fri, 01:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 17 mph N
Fri, 02:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 16 mph N
Fri, 03:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 16 mph N
Fri, 04:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph N
Fri, 05:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph N
Fri, 06:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 13 mph N
Fri, 07:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 9 mph N
Fri, 08:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 7 mph N
Fri, 09:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 6 mph N
Fri, 10:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 5 mph NE
Fri, 11:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 3 mph NE
Sat, 12:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 2 mph N
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
Winds and seas are expected to diminish by Friday as high pressure to our north re-forms to the west of the waters, then settling over the local waters Friday night into Saturday. The high will sink south of the waters on Sunday into Monday with southwest to westerly winds ahead of a cold front moving into the waters next Tuesday with increasing northeasterly winds and seas as well as chances for showers and thunderstorms.
Atlantic Coastal Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest 1/10 of the waves. GULF STREAM. The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Mar 19, 2026 at 0000 UTC. 46 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach. 53 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 64 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach. 71 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.