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FZUS52 KJAX 212330
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
630 PM EST SAT DEC 21 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.
AMZ400-221015-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
630 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
SYNOPSIS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS A COASTAL
TROUGH BEGINS TO FORM OVER THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS. ELEVATED
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY. COASTAL TROUGHS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK OVER THE LOCAL WATERS BRINGING
PERIODS OF ELEVATED ONSHORE WINDS, SHOWERS AND ELEVATED SEAS NEAR
ADVISORY LEVELS AT TIMES.
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.
AMZ450-452-454-221015-
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-
630 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
6 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-221015-
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-
630 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 7 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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