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FZUS52 KJAX 260703
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
303 AM EDT FRI APR 26 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.
AMZ400-262145-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
303 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
SYNOPSIS
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SITUATED OVER THE GEORGIA WATERS THIS MORNING
WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
DISSIPATING TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER
NEW ENGLAND AND THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT
WILL WEDGE DOWN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN STRENGTHENING ONSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ON SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS ADJACENT TO NORTHEAST
FLORIDA, WITH CAUTION CONDITIONS PREVAILING ELSEWHERE ACROSS OUR
LOCAL WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SHIFT SOUTHWARD WHILE
GRADUALLY WEAKENING LATE THIS WEEKEND, WITH THIS FEATURE THEN
BECOMING ANCHORED OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD FOR MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EARLY PORTIONS OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
APR 25, 2024 AT 1200 UTC...
64 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
73 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
82 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
90 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
AMZ452-454-262145-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
303 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
TODAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST AND
INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5
TO 6 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
KNOTS . SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
AMZ450-262145-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
303 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
TODAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST AND
INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING
A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5
FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10
KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
AMZ472-474-262145-
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-
303 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
TODAY
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
NORTHEAST AND INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6
TO 7 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
AMZ470-262145-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
303 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
TODAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
AROUND 15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS.
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6
FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5
TO 6 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
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