Sandy is downgraded to a Category One hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles an hour.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
DETAILS ON THE IMPACTS FROM HURRICANE SANDY INCLUDING THE TROPICAL
STORM WARNING AND WATCH CAN BE FOUND IN THE HURRICANE LOCAL
STATEMENT.
STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND
HURRICANE SANDY TO THE SOUTH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK...AND ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. BREAKER
HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET ARE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND 8 TO 12 FEET
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST AND THEN NORTHEAST OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND
DETAILS OF IMPACTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING MAINLY OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS AND COASTAL
AREAS SOUTH OF SAINT AUGUSTINE. GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL FUNNEL OVER THE AREA NEXT WEEK. LOW
TEMPERATURES MAY FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S IN NORMALLY COOLER
LOCALES INLAND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS.
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