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FZUS52 KJAX 251825
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
225 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 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.
AMZ400-260900-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
225 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2026
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE CAROLINA COAST
WESTWARD ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT SOUTH TOWARDS THE
GEORGIA WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY, PUSHING THE AXIS OF ATLANTIC HIGH
PRESSURE SOUTHWARD. THIS CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CREATE A
PREVAILING OFFSHORE WIND FLOW THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
ACROSS OUR LOCAL WATERS EACH DAY. A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH BRIEFLY STRONG WIND
GUSTS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
POSSIBLE. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS NEXT WEEK WITH
OFFSHORE SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS BY
MIDWEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JUL 25, 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.
68 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-260900-
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-
225 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-260900-
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-
225 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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