190
FZUS52 KJAX 270624
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
224 AM EDT THU AUG 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.
AMZ400-272100-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
224 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
SYNOPSIS
A STALLED FRONT TO THE NORTH WILL BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER FRONT WHICH
IS ALSO EXPECTED TO STALL JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE LOCAL WATERS THIS
WEEKEND. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, THEN
SHIFT ONSHORE OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH
OVER THE WEEKEND, THEN TO THE NORTHEAST AND INTO THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC EARLY NEXT WEEK. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE
TODAY AND FRIDAY DUE THE PREVAILING OFFSHORE WINDS, FOLLOWED BY
DECREASING CHANCES THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK AS ONSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
AUG 26, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
60 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
68 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-272100-
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-
224 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SEAS
AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-272100-
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-
224 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT
9 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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