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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1143 AM EDT WED SEP 30 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.
AMZ400-010645-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1143 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND
OFFSHORE OF THE OUTER BANKS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE, A
STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT OUR LOCAL
WATERS TODAY, FOLLOWED BY COVERAGE SHIFTING SOUTH OF THE WATERS
ADJACENT TO ST. AUGUSTINE TONIGHT. PREVAILING EASTERLY WINDS TODAY
WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEASTERLY TONIGHT, WITH COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SETTLING OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL
PRODUCE WAVES OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT OUR
LOCAL WATERS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND
MID-ATLANTIC STATES IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY EARLY NEXT
WEEK WILL WEDGE DOWN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD BEGINNING ON TUESDAY,
CREATING STRENGTHENING NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS THROUGH
LATE NEXT WEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
SEP 29, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
62 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
74 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-010645-
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-
1143 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
MOSTLY SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
MOSTLY SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-010645-
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-
1143 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET
AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 11
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.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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