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FZUS52 KJAX 290120
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
920 PM EDT WED MAY 28 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.
AMZ400-291000-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
920 PM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
SYNOPSIS
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENTERING THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS EVENING
WILL BECOME STATIONARY TO THE NORTH OF OUR AREA THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT, WITH THIS FRONT THEN PUSHING SOUTHEASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT
ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS WILL DISSIPATE BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT,
WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS OUR LOCAL
WATERS. STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT ON
FRIDAY, WITH WEST SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO CAUTION LEVELS
OFFSHORE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY
ON FRIDAY EVENING, WITH CAUTION LEVEL WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED TO
EXPAND TO THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE GEORGIA
WATERS BEFORE SUNRISE ON SATURDAY, WITH LINGERING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF OUR AREA. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEKEND, WITH THIS FEATURE THEN STRENGTHENING OVER THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES EARLY NEXT WEEK, CREATING ONSHORE WINDS ACROSS
OUR LOCAL WATERS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAY 24, 2025 AT 1200 UTC...
64 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
73 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
82 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
91 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
AMZ450-452-454-291000-
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-
920 PM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, MAINLY OVER
THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH BRIEFLY STRONG WIND
GUSTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES POSSIBLE.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING MOSTLY SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY
SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING SMOOTH.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-291000-
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-
920 PM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS EVENING, MAINLY OVER THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5
SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON, WITH BRIEFLY STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES POSSIBLE.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4
SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5
SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AND
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5
SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST
AROUND 10 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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