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FZUS52 KJAX 250025
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
725 PM EST TUE FEB 24 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.
AMZ400-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
725 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED TO THE EAST NORTHEAST THURSDAY, WITH
THE RIDGE STRETCHING ACROSS FLORIDA. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT
THE REGION FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD TO THE NORTHEAST SUNDAY.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
FEB 24, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
62 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
74 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
68 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-251530-
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-
725 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS
AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-251530-
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-
725 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
9 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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