Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
238 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.

AMZ400-222130-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
238 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

Today, high pressure ridging will shift into the Southeast Georgia
waters with easterly light 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.


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AMZ450-452-454-222130-
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-
238 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 around 2 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: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and 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: 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
around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop.

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AMZ470-472-474-222130-
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-
238 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 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: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
9 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
8 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 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.

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