266 FZUS52 KJAX 260616 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 216 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 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. AMZ400-262215- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 216 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will continues to build over the area as Hurricane Laura continues to move west-northwestward through the central Gulf of Mexico towards the northwest Gulf coast. Winds from the southeast will prevail through Friday as high pressure shifts south, then winds will increase in speed and become southwesterly over the waters as a cold front approaches the southeastern U.S. this weekend. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Aug 25, 2020 at 1200 UTC... 60 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach. 68 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 78 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach. 97 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ450-452-454-262215- Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM- 216 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-262215- 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- 216 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. $$