850
FZUS52 KJAX 051202
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
802 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 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.
AMZ400-060315-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
802 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
SYNOPSIS
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR BERMUDA WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND
ITS AXIS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. ONSHORE WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY REACH CAUTION
LEVELS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OTHERWISE, A COLD FRONT
ENTERING THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL SHIFT
PREVAILING WINDS TO SOUTHWESTERLY ACROSS OUR LOCAL WATERS, WITH THIS
FRONT THEN SLOWING ITS FORWARD PROGRESS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
GEORGIA WATERS ON THURSDAY NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY THIS FRONT STALLING
OVER THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND JUST
AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE GEORGIA WATERS ON THURSDAY
EVENING, WITH A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP THROUGHOUT OUR LOCAL WATERS ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
WEEKEND AS THE FRONT SLOWLY LIFTS NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE NEXT
POSSIBLE FRONTAL PASSAGE, WHICH IS FORECAST TO OCCUR BY MONDAY NIGHT
OR NEXT TUESDAY.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAY 04, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
66 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
78 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
94 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-060315-
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-
802 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY 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 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH. SEAS
AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. 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.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SEAS
AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-060315-
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-
802 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY 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 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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