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FZUS52 KJAX 281214
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
814 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 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.
AMZ400-290315-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
814 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
SYNOPSIS
OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT ONSHORE OVER
THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH OVER THE WEEKEND,
THEN TO THE NORTHEAST AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE. DECREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND STORMS OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK AS ONSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
AUG 27, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
66 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
78 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
68 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-290315-
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-
814 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SEAS
AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN 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.
AMZ470-472-474-290315-
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-
814 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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