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coastal waters forecast for northeast florida/southeast georgia national weather service jacksonville fl 158 am edt Wed may 15 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.
amz450-452-454-152115- 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- 158 am edt Wed may 15 2024
.small craft exercise caution...
Today..Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. Showers and Thunderstorms likely, mainly this morning.
Tonight..West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
Thursday..West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: west 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
Thursday night..South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop.
Friday..South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
Friday night..South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of Thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Saturday..Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of Thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely through the night. A chance of Thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight.
Sunday..West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of Thunderstorms.
Sunday night..Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the evening.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.

AMZ400 Synopsis For Altamaha Sound Ga To Flagler Beach Fl Out To 60 Nm- 158 Am Edt Wed May 15 2024
Synopsis..
widespread showers and the potential for strong to severe storms are expected over our local waters through the morning hours. Stronger storms may produce damaging wind gusts, hail and even waterspouts. Storms and showers will shift southeastward late Wednesday morning as a cold frontal boundary shifts southward through the waters.conditions will improve from north to south Wednesday afternoon and evening, with breezy westerly winds expected outside of Thunderstorms that will gradually subside by Thursday afternoon as weak high pressure moves over the southeastern states. Winds will turn southerly on Friday ahead of the next frontal boundary that will impact our area this weekend. Showers and Thunderstorms will likely impact our local waters from Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning, with a few strong storms possible. Winds will then shift to northwesterly by Sunday afternoon and night as this front pushes offshore.

Gulf stream..
the approximate location of the west wall of the gulf stream as of may 14, 2024 at 1200 utc...
64 nautical miles east of flagler beach. 73 nautical miles east of saint augustine beach. 82 nautical miles east of jacksonville beach. 93 nautical miles east southeast of st simons island.
this data courtesy of the naval oceanographic office.