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FZUS52 KJAX 261146
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
746 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 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.
AMZ400-270300-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
746 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026
SYNOPSIS
STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST WILL TRACK FURTHER AWAY TO THE
NORTH THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
SOUTHWARD FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES INTO THE SOUTHEAST. AS LOW
PRESSURE LIFTS AWAY, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EASE OVER THE REGION
WITH GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING,
ENDING SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS NEARSHORE LATE THIS MORNING AND
OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OVER THE REGION
SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH PREVAILING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS, TURNING
SOUTHEASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON NEARSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC SEABREEZE
CIRCULATION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE WATERS MIDWEEK
WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS, TURNING EASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SEABREEZE CIRCULATION. INCREASING MOISTURE
WILL BRING A RETURN OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE WATERS BY MIDWEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
SEP 25, 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.
81 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-270300-
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-
746 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026
..SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 12
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 12 SECONDS
AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ472-474-270300-
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-
746 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
13 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
12 SECONDS AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
4 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-270300-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
746 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 6 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS
AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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