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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
206 PM EST Tue Feb 27 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.

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Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
206 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

Southerly winds will increase this afternoon as high pressure
centered near Bermuda extends its axis westward across the Florida
peninsula. A cold front currently diving southeastward across the
Plains states will enter the southeastern states on Wednesday,
passing through our local waters on Wednesday night. Strong high
pressure building over the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys in the wake
of this frontal passage will wedge down the southeastern seaboard
on Thursday, creating a surge of northeasterly winds that will
reach Small Craft Advisory levels during the predawn or early
morning hours. This front will stall across the Florida peninsula
on Thursday, with coastal troughing developing over our near shore
waters by Thursday night and Friday and generating showers and
possibly a few thunderstorms. This coastal trough will then lift
slowly northward during the weekend as high pressure shifts
eastward and off the Mid-Atlantic states, with onshore winds and
the lingering frontal boundary to our south keeping periods of
showers and isolated thunderstorms in the forecast.

.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Feb 24, 2024 at 1200 UTC...

 47 nautical miles east northeast of Flagler Beach.
 53 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 63 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach.
 84 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


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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-
206 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with a dominant period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop. 
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period
5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet with
a dominant period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a
dominant period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant
period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant
period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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AMZ470-472-474-280715-
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-
206 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet
with a dominant period 4 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with a
dominant period 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with a
dominant period 6 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period
6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
a dominant period 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet
with a dominant period 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Showers likely with
a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
4 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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