822  
FZUS52 KJAX 161727  
CWFJAX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
127 PM EDT THU OCT 16 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.  
 
AMZ400-170830-  
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-  
127 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
ELEVATED SEAS OFFSHORE WILL MAINTAIN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS  
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN  
WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS OUR LOCAL WATERS ON  
SATURDAY, ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH. A WEAKENING COLD  
FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH OUR REGION ON SUNDAY NIGHT, POSSIBLY  
DEVELOPING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF IT.  
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY,  
WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHERLY IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE  
BY EARLY MONDAY.  
 
   
GULF STREAM
 
 
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF  
OCT 11, 2025 AT 1200 UTC...  
 
56 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.  
59 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.  
76 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.  
94 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.  
 
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.  
 

 
 
AMZ450-170830-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT  
20 NM-  
127 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT  
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS  
AND EAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT  
9 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ452-454-170830-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT  
20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-  
127 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 10  
SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.   
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ470-472-474-170830-  
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-  
127 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT  
10 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
10 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
9 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 

 
 
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