Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
619 FZUS52 KJAX 221257 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 857 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 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. AMZ400-222115- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 857 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Today, high pressure ridging will shift into the Southeast Georgia waters with light easterly winds, then shift into the Northeast Florida waters Thursday with southerly winds turning southeasterly and increasing nearshore due to the Atlantic seabreeze circulation which will continue each afternoon from Friday through the weekend. Winds will become more southwesterly early next week with storm chances increasing as a cold front approaches form the northwest. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of May 21, 2024 at 1200 UTC... 50 nautical miles east northeast of Flagler Beach. 46 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 56 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach. 85 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ450-452-454-222115- Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM- 857 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. $$ AMZ470-472-474-222115- Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 857 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$