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FZUS52 KJAX 010625
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
225 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 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.
AMZ400-012100-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
225 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
SYNOPSIS
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE GEORGIA
WATERS TODAY, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS SITUATED OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN GULF. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL CREATE A PREVAILING
OFFSHORE WIND FLOW, WITH THE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE SHIFTING WINDS TO
SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN BACK TO SOUTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT.
COVERAGE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE
THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE
GEORGIA WATERS LIFTS NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD
FRONT THAT WILL BE ENTERING THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THIS FRONT BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING,
WITH CAUTION LEVEL WIND SPEEDS LIKELY AND PERIODS OF SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. STRONG STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JUL 31, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
46 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.
AMZ450-452-012100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
225 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ454-012100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
225 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS
AND EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-012100-
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-
225 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ474-012100-
WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
225 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS
AND EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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