Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
087 FZUS52 KJAX 162330 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 730 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 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. AMZ400-170915- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 730 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure centered over New England will strengthen as it moves slowly offshore this evening. This feature will result in strengthening easterly winds late this afternoon and evening throughout our local waters, with winds and seas continuing to gradually increase early this week. Small Craft Advisory conditions are expected to begin both near shore and offshore on Tuesday. A low pressure center is expected to develop over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean early this week, with this feature gradually organizing around midweek as it moves westward across the Bahamas, with a low risk for tropical development as this system approaches our local waters on Thursday and Thursday night. Coverage of showers and thunderstorms will gradually increase across our local waters towards midweek, with widespread activity likely by late week. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Jun 13, 2024 at 1200 UTC... 62 nautical miles east northeast of Flagler Beach. 66 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 75 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach. 93 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ450-452-454-170915- 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- 730 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. .MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and east 3 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Intracoastal waters rough. Showers and thunderstorms likely through the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet after midnight. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-170915- 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- 730 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. .MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely through the day, then a chance of showers through the night. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$