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FZUS52 KJAX 202331
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
631 PM 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.
AMZ400-211030-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
631 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
SYNOPSIS
THE REGION WILL BE BETWEEN A DEPARTING COLD FRONT TO THE SOUTH,
AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT. THE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL KEEP CONDITIONS ELEVATED
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL BUILD MORE TOWARD THE NORTH THROUGH
SUNDAY, THEN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COASTAL
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATERS LATE THIS WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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.
AMZ450-452-454-211030-
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-
631 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS
AND NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST 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 AND MONDAY
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.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
AMZ470-472-474-211030-
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-
631 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
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.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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