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In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/15 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Beach in Nassau County, FloridaGale Warning, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. For the Gale Warning, north winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 10 to 15 ft expected. * WHERE...All Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida coastal waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 NM. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 6 AM this morning to 2 PM EDT this afternoon. For the Gale Warning, from 2 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
74°
73°/66°
Clear·
Feels like 74°·Light air 4 mph WSW
Alert. A Gale Warning is in force for Fernandina Beach until 1 AM Tuesday. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Fernandina Beach is 74° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 70°, so the air feels oppressive. Light air from the west-southwest at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 66° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 61° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 75°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 71°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 27 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:52 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 12:07 AM after midnight. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
50Air quality
84%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
74feels74
now, clear
Today
Oct 17
7366
22%
24mph
Sun
Oct 18
7160
27mph
Mon
Oct 19
7160
23mph
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
7359
14mph
UV 7
Wed
Oct 21
7560
13mph
UV 7
Thu
Oct 22
7460
13mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 23
7559
UV 6
74°
73°66°
71°60°
71°60°
73°59°
75°60°
74°60°
75°59°
As of 2:00 AM in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
Air quality
The air at Fernandina Beach
Index 50, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Jacksonville (FL), 26 miles off.
50Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)50Good15.8 mi
- Ozone24Good17 ppb15.8 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)12Good24.3 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.1 ppb24.3 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb24.3 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 37, good.
GoodModerate
- 37YesterdayOct 16
- GoodTodayOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
Smoke, the next 43 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Fernandina Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Fernandina Beach, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 12 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing E 98°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: moderate
The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.
A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Nassau-Duval-Flagler-St. Johns, and the waves at buoy 41117, 50.1 mi away.
Rest of today
- Rip current risk
- Moderate
- Surf height
- 1 to 2 feet
- Water temperature
- 75 to 80
- UV index
- High
Waves at buoy 41117, St. Augustine
- Wave height
- 2.0 ft
- Period
- 3 s
- From
- SSE (162°)
- Swell
- 0.7 ft at 14 s from ENE
- Wind waves
- 1.6 ft at 3 s from SSE
- Water
- 81 °F
- Read
- Sat 1:26 AM
- Distance
- 50.1 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1:26 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | SSE (162°) |
| Sat 12:56 AM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | ENE (76°) |
| Fri 11:56 PM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | SSE (167°) |
| Fri 10:56 PM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | ENE (61°) |
| Fri 9:56 PM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | ENE (63°) |
| Fri 8:56 PM | 1.6 ft | 14 s | NE (56°) |
| Fri 7:56 PM | 1.6 ft | 13 s | ENE (65°) |
| Fri 6:56 PM | 1.3 ft | 13 s | ENE (62°) |
| Fri 5:56 PM | 1.3 ft | 15 s | ENE (62°) |
| Fri 4:56 PM | 1.3 ft | 8 s | ENE (73°) |
| Fri 3:56 PM | 1.3 ft | 8 s | E (79°) |
| Fri 2:56 PM | 1.3 ft | 8 s | ENE (77°) |
| Fri 1:56 PM | 1.3 ft | 8 s | E (82°) |
| Fri 12:56 PM | 1.3 ft | 8 s | ENE (75°) |
| Fri 11:56 AM | 1.3 ft | 8 s | ENE (73°) |
| Fri 10:56 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | E (82°) |
| Fri 9:56 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | E (86°) |
| Fri 8:56 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | E (80°) |
| Fri 7:56 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | E (86°) |
| Fri 6:56 AM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | E (80°) |
| Fri 5:56 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | E (79°) |
| Fri 4:56 AM | 1.3 ft | 7 s | ENE (77°) |
| Fri 3:56 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ENE (66°) |
| Fri 2:56 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ENE (76°) |
Surf zone forecast
Nassau-Duval-Flagler-St. Johns, including Yulee, Fernandina Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Palm Coast, Palm Valley, Ponte Vedra Beach, Sawgrass, Vilano Beach, Anastasia, Crescent Beach, St. Augustine, and St. Augustine South. Issued 5:00 PM EDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Rest of today | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Moderate | High |
| Surf height | 1 to 2 feet | 3 to 4 feet |
| Water temperature | 75 to 80 | - |
| UV index | High | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Weather | Sunny | Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers |
| High temperature | In the upper 80s | In the mid 70s |
| Winds | East winds around 10 mph | Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph |
| Tides | Vilano BeachSt Augustine BeachFernandina BeachMayport Naval StationJacksonville Beach | Vilano BeachSt Augustine BeachFernandina BeachMayport Naval StationJacksonville Beach |
- Sunday
- Surf height 8 to 10 feet. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs around 70. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
- Monday
- Surf height 9 to 11 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 20 mph
- Tuesday
- Surf height 7 to 9 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 15 mph
Beach
- County
- Nassau County
- State
- Florida
- Latitude
- 30.6576° N
- Longitude
- 81.4322° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Fernandina Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Fernandina BeachNDBC-FRDF1
At a river or reservoir gauge/2.3 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/3.6 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Fernandina Beach 1.5 SFL-NS-25
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Fernandina BeachFRBF1
At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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Near Fernandina Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Yuleecommunity, 8 mi
- Atlantic Beachcity, 22 mi
- Nassau Village-Ratliffcommunity, 23 mi
- Neptune Beachcity, 24 mi
- Callahantown, 25 mi
- Jacksonville Beachcity, 26 mi
- Jacksonvillecity, 27 mi
- Hilliardtown, 29 mi
- Palm Valleycommunity, 31 mi
- Sawgrasscommunity, 32 mi
- Orange Parktown, 38 mi
- Bellair-Meadowbrook Terracecommunity, 38 mi
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