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FZUS52 KJAX 092213
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
613 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 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.
AMZ400-101315-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
613 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
SYNOPSIS
A FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE CENTER BUILDING IN NORTH OF THE
REGION AND TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DUE TO ELEVATED EAST AND SOUTHEAST
WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS MONITORING HURRICANE ISAIAS IN THE
NORTHEAST GULF. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARDS
THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TODAY AND MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT. ISAIS
WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTH ON SATURDAY OVER ALABAMA. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER AREA WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT AND PARTIALLY ON SATURDAY AS TROPICAL MOISTURE SURGES
NORTHWARD ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THIS TROPICAL SYSTEM. ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST
WATERS PROVIDING FOR A WIND SHIFT TO WEST AND NORTHWEST AND DRIER
AIR MOVING IN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
OCT 09, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
66 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
78 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ452-454-472-474-101315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 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-
613 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY THIS EVENING.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ450-470-101315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
613 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND WEST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT
3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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