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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
851 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019

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.

AMZ400-232200-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
851 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019

.SYNOPSIS...

Surface low pressure will move east across south Georgia today.
The low will track offshore of the Florida Atlantic coast tonight
into Tuesday as surface high pressure strengthens north of the
local waters. High pressure will dominate north of the local
waters through Friday with a series of coastal troughs expected to
develop over the local waters.

.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Dec 21, 2019 at 1200 UTC...

 61 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
 67 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 75 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach.
 91 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


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AMZ450-452-454-232200-
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-
851 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to
8 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters a light chop. Showers.
.TONIGHT...West northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet
with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland
waters a light chop. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters choppy. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts
to around 35 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to
10 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Inland waters choppy. A slight chance
of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to
9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to
7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet in the afternoon. Dominant period
10 seconds. Inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas
4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of
showers. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...East northeast winds 5 to 10 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A slight
chance of. 

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AMZ470-472-474-232200-
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-
851 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 15 
to 20 knots in the afternoon, then becoming 5 to 10 knots in the 
evening. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet 
subsiding to 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet in the
afternoon. Dominant period 9 seconds. Showers.
.TONIGHT...West northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
with occasional seas up to 10 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. Showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
35 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet
building to 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet in
the afternoon. Dominant period 9 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to
12 feet with occasional seas up to 15 feet. Dominant period 9 seconds. A
chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 35 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to
14 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to
9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...East northeast winds 10 to
15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A
slight chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...East northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers. 

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