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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
148 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 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.

AMZ400-200615-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
148 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

An area of high pressure will remain north of the region through
this weekend and into early next week then weaken mid week. The
resulting northeast to east-northeast pressure gradient will support
wind speeds 15-25 knots with gusts occasionally up to 30 knots.
In addition, the long fetch of east northeast winds across the
Atlantic waters will produce elevated seas across the local Atlantic
waters which has resulted in SCAs. Pretty solid Small Craft Advisory
(SCA) conditions are occurring across all the local Atlantic waters
this morning and are forecast to continue into early next week. So
the SCA continues through Mon aftn. Meanwhile, coastal troughing
situated over our near shore waters will sharpen tonight,
with showers occasionally pushing onshore along the northeast Florida
coast. Seas of 6-9 feet will prevail both near shore and offshore
through the weekend, with seas slowly subsiding to 5-7 feet by Monday.

The winds will continue to slowly taper Wednesday as the high weakens
but onshore flow will continue 10-15 knots.  Another dry frontal
boundary will then move across our local waters by late in
the upcoming week.

.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Oct 12, 2024 at 1200 UTC...

 56 nautical miles east northeast of Flagler Beach.
 59 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 68 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach.
 58 nautical miles east of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


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AMZ450-452-454-200615-
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-
148 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts up to
35 knots this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal
waters rough. A slight chance of showers late this morning, then
a chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. A
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast
5 feet at 8 seconds, becoming northeast 7 feet at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters rough.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
11 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas
5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
6 feet at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

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AMZ470-472-474-200615-
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-
148 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts up to
35 knots this afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of showers late this morning, then a chance of showers
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet, building to 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds, becoming
northeast 8 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at
11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
9 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

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