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FZUS52 KJAX 130535
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
135 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 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.
AMZ400-132045-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
135 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
SYNOPSIS
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST, AND PUSH WELL OFFSHORE BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE LOCAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WELL TO THE
NORTH. LIGHTER WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
THURSDAY. DETERIORATING MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND
INTO THE WEEKEND WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES LIKELY AND POTENTIAL
FOR GALE CONDITIONS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
OCT 12, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
70 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
81 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-132045-
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-
135 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 25 TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
17 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-132045-
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-
135 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 25 TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 17 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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