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FZUS52 KJAX 020031
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
831 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
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.
AMZ400-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
831 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD WILL KEEP
SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS OUR
LOCAL WATERS, WITH EVENING WIND SURGES BRINGING SPEEDS UP TO
CAUTION LEVELS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND,
ACCOMPANIED BY MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS THE GEORGIA WATERS ON SUNDAY
EVENING BEFORE STALLING OVER THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS ON
MONDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH LIGHT ONSHORE WINDS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
APR 29, 2025 AT 1200 UTC...
57 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
72 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
82 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
97 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
AMZ450-452-454-020930-
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-
831 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
..SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-020930-
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-
831 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
..SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS
AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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