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FZUS52 KJAX 052157
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
557 PM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
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.
AMZ400-061300-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
557 PM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE WATERS
TONIGHT. AS IT MOVES THROUGH, WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST
AND INCREASE TO CAUTION LEVELS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE TUESDAY AS A SURGE OF STRONG NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS ARRIVE LEADING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WATERS AND GRADUALLY
SPREADING SOUTH INTO NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS AFTER SUNRISE AND
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE, A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
WATERS NORTH OF SAINT AUGUSTINE. PROLONGED NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH FRIDAY AND SHIFT ONSHORE
THIS WEEKEND.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
OCT 05, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
53 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
64 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ452-061300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
557 PM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET
AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ454-061300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
557 PM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ472-061300-
WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
557 PM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS
AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 FEET
AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ474-061300-
WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
557 PM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET
AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
8 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ450-470-061300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
557 PM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 8 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. 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.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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