520
FZUS52 KJAX 090036
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
836 PM EDT WED JUL 8 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.
AMZ400-091545-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
836 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH
FLORIDA THIS WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE TROUGHING DEVELOPS TO THE NORTH.
THIS PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
FOLLOWED BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WIND SURGES FROM THE SOUTH TO
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION WIND SPEEDS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM OVER
THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEK. MARINERS SHOULD
EXPECT LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WITH ANY
DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JUL 08, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
46 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
44 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
56 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-091545-
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-
836 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET
AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST. SEAS
AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-091545-
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-
836 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
9 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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