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FZUS52 KJAX 252351
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
751 PM EDT SAT APR 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.
AMZ400-261500-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
751 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL
CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD TONIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL THEN DROP SOUTH TOWARDS THE REGION SUNDAY, AND WILL CROSS
OUR LOCAL WATERS ON SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH LOW PRESSURE ALONG THIS FRONT
STRENGTHENING SOMEWHAT OFF THE CAROLINA COAST BY MONDAY. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO NORTHERLY ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND THEN NORTHEASTERLY BY MONDAY
MORNING, WITH CAUTION CONDITIONS LIKELY DUE TO BREEZY SPEEDS AND
BUILDING SEAS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF HTE
BOUNDARY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BRIEFLY BUILD OVER OUR LOCAL
WATERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL THEN
APPROACH OUR AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE NEXT WEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
APR 25, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
50 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
53 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
64 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
76 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-261500-
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-
751 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-261500-
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-
751 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY THIS EVENING.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
10 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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