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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1102 PM EDT Sat Oct 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-
1102 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure northeast of the region will wedge down the
southeastern seaboard as a coastal trough lingers over the local
Atlantic waters. Waves of showers and embedded thunderstorms will
continue through Sunday. A front over the Georgia waters will move
south across the local waters Sunday night and Monday. Breezy
east-northeast winds gradually build seas, with Small Craft
Advisory conditions possible over portions of the Georgia waters
by late Sunday or Sunday night.

Tropical Storm Milton over the far western Gulf of Mexico is
forecast to become a Major Hurricane through mid-week as it
approaches the FLorida peninsula west coast. Please monitor the
latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center regarding
Milton, as Tropical Storm or Hurricane conditions are possible
over the local waters mid week.

.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Oct 05, 2024 at 1200 UTC...

 56 nautical miles east northeast of Flagler Beach.
 59 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 70 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach.
 62 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-
1102 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers early this evening, then showers likely.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and
east 2 feet at 18 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and
east 3 feet at 17 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at
7 seconds and east 4 feet at 16 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 16 seconds
and northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds and east
5 feet at 15 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. Intracoastal waters very rough. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Hurricane conditions possible.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Hurricane conditions possible.
.THURSDAY...North winds 30 to 35 knots with gusts up to 50 knots,
becoming northeast 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots in
the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet,
subsiding to 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet in the
afternoon. Intracoastal waters extremely rough. A chance of
showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to
12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Intracoastal waters rough. A
slight chance of showers.

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-
1102 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early this evening,
then showers likely.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and
east 3 feet at 18 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and
east 4 feet at 16 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 16 seconds
and northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 16 seconds
and northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds and east
6 feet at 15 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Hurricane conditions possible.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Hurricane conditions possible.
.THURSDAY...North winds 30 to 40 knots with gusts up to 55 knots,
diminishing to 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots in the
afternoon. Seas 14 to 19 feet, occasionally to 24 feet, subsiding
to 12 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet in the afternoon. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of
showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas
12 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet. A slight chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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