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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
202 AM EST Thu Nov 7 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-
202 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure retreats further into the Atlantic today with winds
and waves subsiding below advisory criteria. Waves of showers and
embedded thunderstorms will spread northward across our local
waters today, with activity continuing through Thursday night.
Hurricane Rafael in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico will shift
westward away from Florida into the weekend. Small Craft Advisory
levels are possible again Saturday night for the offshore waters
as a cold front shifts southward into the region.

.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Oct 31, 2024 at 1200 UTC...

 39 nautical miles east northeast of Flagler Beach.
 39 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 50 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.
 75 nautical miles east southeast 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-
202 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers, mainly this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and east
4 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and
east 3 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Intracoastal
waters choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop.

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-
202 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 9 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and east
4 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and
east 3 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers through the
day.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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