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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
930 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL
OUT TO 60 NM

AMZ400-041030-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
930 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL
MOVE EASTWARD...AND WILL BECOME CENTERED OVER OUR REGION ON MONDAY.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE ON MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE
OFFSHORE BY MONDAY NIGHT AS A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
FRONTAL BOUNDARY PIVOTS ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS TO THE COASTAL WATERS BY
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
OFFSHORE ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT...AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY.

$$

AMZ450-452-454-041030-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
930 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 KNOTS EARLY...BECOMING WEST AND DECREASING
TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INLAND WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP...BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP LATE.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.

$$

AMZ470-472-474-041030-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2
TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.

$$

NELSON/SHASHY






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