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
146 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

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-
146 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure will dominate offshore of the Carolina Atlantic
coast through the weekend with elevated southeast winds over the
local waters. The next cold front approaches from the west late
Monday and presses south across the local waters into Tuesday as
it begins to stall across the Florida peninsula. Showers and
storms will increase in coverage over the local waters next week
as fronts linger across the region.

.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Mar 27, 2025 at 1200 UTC...

 57 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
 66 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 78 nautical miles east southeast 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-
146 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
8 seconds and east 2 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
8 seconds and east 2 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. A
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers
through the night. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

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-
146 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and
southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
9 seconds. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
10 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A
chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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