Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1024 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 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.

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Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
1024 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure will extend across north Florida today and tonight
as a frontal boundary shifts southward across Georgia. Saturday,
the front will shift across south Georgia and linger through mid-
week next week, with an increase in mainly afternoon and evening
thunderstorms.

.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Jul 04, 2024 at 1200 UTC...

 64 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
 67 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 75 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach.
 88 nautical miles east of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


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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-
1024 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 10 seconds and east 2 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 9 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of
rain and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
A chance of rain and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. Rain and
thunderstorms likely.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
1024 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 10 seconds and northeast 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 10 seconds and south 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
9 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain
and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of rain and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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