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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
210 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 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.

AMZ400-122130-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
210 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

Elevated winds and seas will linger through sunrise producing small
craft advisory conditions offshore and exercise caution
conditions nearshore as a trough exits the waters. Winds lower to
exercise caution levels for the remainder of today as high
pressure slowly builds in from the west. A dry cold front will
approach the waters this evening and may briefly surge winds to
near advisory levels as the front clears the waters by Saturday
morning. The high will build over the waters through Sunday with
relaxing west to northwest winds turning southerly Sunday
afternoon as the high shifts just east of the waters through early
next week.


.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 11, 2024 at 1200 UTC...

 71 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
 80 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 89 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach.
103 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


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AMZ450-452-454-122130-
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-
210 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots later
this morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant
period 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with
a dominant period 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant
period 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

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AMZ470-472-474-122130-
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-
210 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with a
dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet with a
dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
a dominant period 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant
period 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with
a dominant period 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with
a dominant period 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

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