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FZUS52 KJAX 230030
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
830 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2025
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.
AMZ400-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
830 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2025
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY, WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING LATE TONIGHT
AND THEN SHIFTING TO NORTHEASTERLY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGER
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE OHIO VALLEY
AND THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY, WITH THIS
FEATURE WEDGING DOWN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD DURING THE WEEKEND,
CREATING LOCAL NOR'EASTER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, ALONG
WITH BUILDING SEAS. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN ON
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT, WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
OVERSPREADING OUR LOCAL WATERS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. COASTAL
TROUGHING WILL DEVELOP OVER OUR NEAR SHORE WATERS BY LATE IN THE
WEEKEND, RESULTING IN SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY
EVENING. THIS TROUGH MAY ORGANIZE INTO A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OFF THE
SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, POTENTIALLY INCREASING
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
OCT 18, 2025 AT 1200 UTC...
47 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
53 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
65 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
87 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
AMZ450-452-454-231530-
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-
830 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
AMZ470-472-474-231530-
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-
830 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 13 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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