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FZUS52 KJAX 241443
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
943 AM EST MON FEB 24 2020
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.
AMZ400-242245-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
943 AM EST MON FEB 24 2020
SYNOPSIS
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THE REST OF THE DAY AS A
WARM FRONT LIFTS NEAR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN LIFTS NORTH
AND AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE COLD FRONT WILL
SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES EASTWARD AND WON'T REACH OUR COASTAL WATERS
UNTIL AROUND WEDNESDAY. BORDERLINE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OR
EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FAR OFFSHORE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AROUND WEDNESDAY NIGHT, SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WILL BUILD ACROSS BOTH NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS AS
THE FRONT PICKS UP SOME STEAM AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
INCREASES. ON AND OFF ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS APPROACHING AND THEN STALLING FRONT FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
FEB 22, 2020 AT 1200 UTC...
73 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
88 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
91 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
AMZ450-452-454-242245-
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-
943 AM EST MON FEB 24 2020
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
AMZ470-472-474-242245-
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-
943 AM EST MON FEB 24 2020
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
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