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FZUS52 KJAX 312301
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
701 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 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.
AMZ400-011415-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
701 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026
SYNOPSIS
ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AS A FRONT STALLS OVER OUR AREA
BEFORE A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD ACROSS OUR LOCAL
WATERS ON TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL SURGE IN THE
WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE ON TUESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING OVER THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS WEDGES DOWN THE
SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD, CREATING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGHOUT OUR LOCAL WATERS. BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS AND ELEVATED
SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
GRADUALLY WEAKENS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAY 31, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
50 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
70 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-011415-
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-
701 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH THIS
EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-011415-
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-
701 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT MONDAY
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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