975
FZUS52 KJAX 232351
CWFJAX

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
751 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 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.

AMZ400-240945-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
751 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A weak pressure pattern and light onshore flow continues through
Tuesday. Southeast winds strengthen Tuesday through Wednesday in
response to Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 that is expected to develop
quickly from an area of disturbed weather in the northwestern
Caribbean Sea and then move northward into the eastern Gulf of
Mexico as a hurricane. At the moment, Small Craft Advisory
conditions are expected to develop by Wednesday night with
tropical storm conditions possible Thursday. Conditions are
expected to improve Friday and through the weekend as the tropical
system rapidly tracks northward.


.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Sep 21, 2024 at 1200 UTC...

 57 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
 54 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 65 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.
 90 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


$$

AMZ450-452-454-240945-
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-
751 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 10 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
4 seconds and east 3 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and east
3 feet at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southeast
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds and east
3 feet at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters very rough. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Tropical storm conditions possible.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible.
.FRIDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Intracoastal waters rough. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ470-472-474-240945-
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-
751 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
9 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds
and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
10 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds and northeast
4 feet at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at
7 seconds and east 3 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Tropical storm conditions possible.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible.
.FRIDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to
14 feet, subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the
afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$