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FZUS52 KJAX 200752
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
252 AM EST FRI DEC 20 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.
AMZ400-202200-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
252 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
SYNOPSIS
DENSE SEA FOG WILL IMPACT THE LOCAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC
COAST THIS EVENING, TRAILED BY INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT
WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS INTO SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS NORTHEAST OF THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH SMALL
CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS. A
COASTAL TROUGH DEVELOPS MONDAY AND PERSISTS TUESDAY WITH AN
INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW, COASTAL SHOWERS AND POTENTIAL SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
DEC 17, 2024 AT 1200 UTC...
62 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
66 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
75 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
84 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
AMZ450-452-454-202200-
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-
252 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
TODAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND
EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WIDESPREAD SEA FOG THROUGH DAYBREAK DECREASING AFTER SUNRISE.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-202200-
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-
252 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
TODAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND EAST 5 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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