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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
947 PM EDT Fri May 10 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.

AMZ400-110930-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
947 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will drop south across the coastal waters tonight
with winds shifting to the northwest and north. Winds will shift to
northerly Saturday morning, with weak high pressure the expected
to build eastward over waters on Saturday night, and persisting
through Sunday. This weather pattern will result in onshore wind
development on Sunday afternoon, with onshore winds then
strengthening on Monday night ahead of an approaching warm front.
Showers and thunderstorms will overspread our local waters by late
Monday night as this warm front lifts northeastward across our
area.


.GULF STREAM...

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

 57 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
 66 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 83 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach.
 99 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


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AMZ450-452-454-110930-
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-
947 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north at 15
to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3
seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North
2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet
at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and east
2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy. ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...
A chance of rain with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal
waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers.
Thunderstorms likely through the night, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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AMZ470-472-474-110930-
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-
947 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and east
2 feet at 9 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and northeast
2 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then
a chance of rain with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers with thunderstorms likely
in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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