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FZUS52 KJAX 031231
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
731 AM EST TUE MAR 3 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.
AMZ400-040345-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
731 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
SYNOPSIS
DENSE SEA FOG WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS ADJACENT TO NORTHEAST
FLORIDA, WITH SEA FOG LIKELY PERSISTING TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE
NEAR SHORE WATERS ADJACENT TO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A COASTAL TROUGH
WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN LOCATED OVER LOCAL WATERS AS STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDGES DOWN THE
SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD TODAY, CREATING BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BECOME CENTERED
NEAR BERMUDA BY MIDWEEK, CREATING PREVAILING SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
LATER THIS WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING ON TUESDAY, ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAR 02, 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.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-040345-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
731 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9
SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE NAUTICAL
MILE OR LESS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY
SMOOTH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE NAUTICAL MILE
OR LESS POSSIBLE.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS
POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
AMZ454-040345-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
731 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9
SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING,
WITH VISIBILITIES OF 1 NM OR LESS POSSIBLE.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS.
SEAS AROUND 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
AMZ470-472-474-040345-
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-
731 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9
SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 9
SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
5 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
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