The East Florida Coastal Ocean Model (EFCOM) is an application of unstructured grid model FVCOM in the coastal region of East Florida, from Jekyll Island, GA in the North to Florida Key in the South. It downscales from the deep ocean, across the continental shelf and into esturies by nesting within the Global HYCOM with added tides. It is set to be an automated coastal ocean circulation nowcast/forecast system that updates each day providing 1-day hindcast and a 3.5-day forecast.