Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
979 FZUS52 KJAX 290039 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 839 PM EDT Tue May 28 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. AMZ400-291100- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 839 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS... The front will move south across the local waters tonight as high pressure builds northwest of the region into Wednesday. The high will build north of the waters into Thursday, then begin to shift northeast of the area into Friday. Onshore easterly winds increase into the weekend as high pressure builds offshore of mid-Atlantic coast. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of May 25, 2024 at 1200 UTC... 50 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach. 59 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 72 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach. 101 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ450-452-454-291100- Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM- 839 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-291100- 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- 839 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 9 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$