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FZUS52 KJAX 161309
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
909 AM EDT THU APR 16 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.
AMZ400-170415-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
909 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BE THE PREVAILING FEATURE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND, WITH THE FLOW GRADUALLY SHIFTING MORE SOUTHEASTERLY TO
SOUTHERLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A MOSTLY DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE
IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT, THEN A SURGE OF NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
DEVELOPS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY BRINGING SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
APR 15, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
53 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
64 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
76 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-170415-
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-
909 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
9 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
AMZ470-472-474-170415-
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-
909 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST 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: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET,
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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