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FZUS52 KJAX 261824
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
224 PM EDT TUE MAY 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.
AMZ400-270900-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
224 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
SYNOPSIS
A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
AND INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD
TODAY AS ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR BERMUDA REMAINS OVER
THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD. BREEZY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK ACROSS OUR LOCAL WATERS, WITH EXERCISE
CAUTION LEVELS PREVAILING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS
WIND SPEEDS SURGE TO JUST BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS. HIGH
PRESSURE POSITIONED OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN AND RETREAT THROUGH THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT SHIFTS SOUTHWARD
TOWARDS OUR LOCAL WATERS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TEND TO DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT
AND MORNING HOURS ON TODAY AND WEDNESDAY, WITH ACTIVITY THEN
INCREASING IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAY 26, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
46 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
49 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
60 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-270900-
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-
224 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-270900-
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-
224 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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