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FZUS52 KJAX 220129
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
829 PM EST FRI FEB 21 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.
AMZ400-221015-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
829 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
SYNOPSIS
WINDS AND SEAS ARE SUBSIDING OVER A MAJORITY OF THE WATERS AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH OF THE REGION WITH WEAK COASTAL TROUGHING OVER
THE OFFSHORE WATERS. SOME HIGHER WAVES 5-7 FEET WILL LINGER THROUGH
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OVER THE OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS SOUTH OF
ST AUGUSTINE. A BROAD WEAK LOW WILL CROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND LIFT
NORTHEAST OF THE LOCAL WATERS SUNDAY. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN FL PENINSULA MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT,
THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE WATERS INTO TUESDAY AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF MID-WEEK.
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.
AMZ450-452-454-221015-
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-
829 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 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 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
AMZ470-472-221015-
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-
829 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
9 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
9 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET.
AMZ474-221015-
WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
829 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
9 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTH
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTH
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH
2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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