700
FZUS52 KJAX 272012
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
412 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2021
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.
AMZ400-280915-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
412 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2021
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE EAST
TONIGHT AND PUSH THROUGH THE AREA WATERS DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS THURSDAY. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THURSDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
NEARSHORE AND FRIDAY NIGHT FOR OFFSHORE WATERS. WINDS REMAIN
STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES NORTH OF
THE REGION. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS
HOWEVER THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE MORE COMMON WITH THUNDERSTORMS
ON THURSDAY. WINDS BEGIN TO EASE UP BY SUNDAY AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE STRENGTHENS EAST ACROSS THE GULF COAST REGION.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
OCT 26, 2021 AT 1200 UTC...
51 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
70 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
92 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
AMZ450-452-454-280915-
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-
412 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2021
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
9 SECONDS. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. CHOPPY ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS.
SHOWERS LIKELY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. CHOPPY ON THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
CHOPPY ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
CHOPPY ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
MODERATE CHOP ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
AMZ470-472-474-280915-
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-
412 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2021
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
PERIOD 5 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
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