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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
537 PM EDT Mon Sep 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-
537 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

Gusty Northerly flow will slowly diminish this evening and become
Northwest later tonight as Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight moves
inland over the Carolinas. Seas will be slower to subside tonight
but lingering Small Craft Advisory headlines should come to an end
by Tuesday morning. A leftover frontal boundary and weak pressure
pattern will linger over the region through the middle of the
week. A frontal passage is expected late this week with high
pressure building north of the region by this weekend and will
lead to an increase in Northeast winds by Friday and Saturday.

.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Sep 14, 2024 at 1200 UTC...

 64 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
 73 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 85 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.
 87 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ450-170915-
Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out
20 NM-
537 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...North winds around 15 knots becoming Northwest winds
around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 10 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Northeast 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.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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AMZ452-454-170915-
Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out
20 NM-
Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM-
537 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...North winds around 15 knots becoming Northwest winds
around 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast 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 in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
537 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10
feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance
of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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