986
FZUS52 KJAX 280033
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
833 PM EDT MON APR 27 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.
AMZ400-281545-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
833 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
SYNOPSIS
BREEZY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PERSIST OVER OUR
LOCAL WATERS THIS EVENING CONTINUING ADVISORY CONDITIONS OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WITH
EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD TUESDAY, BECOMING POSITIONED
OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD, ALLOWING FOR ONSHORE WINDS AND SEAS
TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY, POSSIBLY
BRINGING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE GEORGIA WATERS
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS FRONT WILL THEN
SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF OUR LOCAL WATERS ON THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY EVENING, ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS
FRONT WILL BRIEFLY SHIFT SOUTH OF OUR REGION ON FRIDAY BEFORE A
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF THIS WEEKEND, LIKELY
SPREADING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OUR LOCAL
WATERS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
APR 27, 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.
80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-281545-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
833 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 11 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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ452-454-281545-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
833 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT
TUESDAY...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-281545-
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-
833 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
9 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page