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FZUS52 KJAX 131316
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
816 AM EST FRI FEB 13 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.
AMZ400-140430-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
816 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL PERSIST ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD
THROUGH TONIGHT AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS STALLED JUST SOUTH OF
THE AREA. A NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN MOVES EAST OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT,
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. SHOWERS AS WELL AS
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE
AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING
WILL THEN BUILD BACK DOWN THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST ON TUESDAY BEFORE
WEAKENING BY MID WEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
FEB 12, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
62 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
74 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-140430-
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-
816 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-140430-
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-
816 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 5 FEET
AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET,
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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