Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
063 FZUS52 KJAX 170524 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 124 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 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. AMZ400-172130- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 124 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A ridge of high pressure centered to the northeast will persist through mid week. Small Craft Advisory level conditions to begin late Tuesday. A wave of low pressure is expected to move west across area Thursday into Friday. At this time, elevated winds and seas along with higher than normal rain chances can be expected with this system. .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. $$ AMZ450-452-454-172130- Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM- 124 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .TODAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and east 7 feet at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. Showers with thunderstorms likely. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-172130- 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- 124 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .TODAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds, becoming east 10 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. Thunderstorms likely through the night, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely through the day, then a chance of showers through the night. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$