Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
067 FZUS52 KJAX 111354 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 954 AM EDT Sat May 11 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. AMZ400-112115- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 954 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Weak high pressure fills in behind the cold front that has made its way through the region and will stick around through Sunday. Onshore winds will pickup Monday afternoon as the aforementioned front lifts back to the north as a warm front. Showers and storms will spread out over the local waters Monday afternoon and into the evening as the warm front lifts northward. Tuesday, The front stalls just north over the local waters as several rounds of heavy showers and storms push across the area through Wednesday. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of May 11, 2024 at 1200 UTC... 57 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach. 66 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 83 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach. 99 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ450-452-454-112115- 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- 954 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of rain with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Rain. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy. Rain likely. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of rain and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-112115- 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- 954 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Rain. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Rain likely. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of rain and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$