Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
190 FZUS52 KJAX 300021 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 821 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 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. AMZ400-300930- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 821 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Offshore, southerly winds will prevail with seas around 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore, an offshore land breeze will develop overnight and shift southeasterly with the afternoon sea breeze through Monday. A weak cold front stall over Georgia coastal waters and dissipate Tuesday into Wednesday. Onshore flow will develop by the middle of next week as high pressure to the north builds to the northeast. Scattered to occasionally numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected over the waters each day. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Jun 27, 2024 at 1200 UTC... 54 nautical miles east southeast of Flagler Beach. 72 nautical miles east southeast 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. $$ AMZ450-452-454-300930- 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- 821 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming west. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 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 a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-300930- 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- 821 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming west. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers this evening, then a chance of showers. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$