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FZUS52 KJAX 250625
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
225 AM EDT WED MAR 25 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.
AMZ400-252100-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
225 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
SYNOPSIS
MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME DECREASE IN WINDS LATE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE EARLY AFTERNOON MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BEGIN TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY RESULTING IN WINDS LOWERING BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
AND ROUGH AT TIMES. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHEAST
STATES ON FRIDAY NIGHT, CROSSING OUR LOCAL WATERS BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN BUILD TO THE NORTH OF OUR
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT, RESULTING IN ANOTHER SURGE OF
ONSHORE WINDS THROUGHOUT OUR LOCAL WATERS AND POSSIBLE GALE
CONDITIONS DURING THE WEEKEND.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAR 24, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
62 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
74 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-252100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
225 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ452-454-252100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
225 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 17 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-252100-
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-
225 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO
11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 11 FEET
AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 17 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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