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FZUS52 KJAX 201218
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
718 AM EST FRI FEB 20 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.
AMZ400-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
718 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND
A RIDGE AXIS WESTWARD ACROSS AREA WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. PATCHY
DENSE SEA FOG IS ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING
HOURS THROUGH SATURDAY. SHOWER AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
WILL INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH, WITH A BREEZY NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING BEHIND
THE FRONT RESULTING IN LIKELY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS. HIGH
PRESSURE NORTH AND WEST OF THE REGION WILL THEN BE THE MAIN WEATHER
FEATURE EARLY NEXT WEEK, SLOWLY MOVING ALMOST DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA
BY MID WEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
FEB 19, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
70 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
76 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-210330-
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-
718 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. AREAS
OF FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
5 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
AMZ470-472-474-210330-
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-
718 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS
MORNING.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS
AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT
6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 9 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
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