357  
FZUS52 KJAX 210117  
CWFJAX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
817 PM EST THU FEB 20 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.  
 
AMZ400-211030-  
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-  
817 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH FRIDAY, THEN NORTH  
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH IS FORECAST TO  
DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY.  
THIS TROUGH IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY  
NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NORTHWEST. A COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.  
 
   
GULF STREAM
 
 
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF  
FEB 20, 2025 AT 1200 UTC...  
 
57 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.  
66 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.  
75 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.  
95 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.  
 
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.  
 

 
 
AMZ450-452-454-211030-  
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-  
817 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS AND NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT  
9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ470-472-474-211030-  
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-  
817 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT  
9 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND  
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.  
 

 
 
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