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FZUS52 KJAX 170448
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1248 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 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.
AMZ400-172000-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1248 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2025
SYNOPSIS
ELEVATED SEAS OFFSHORE WILL MAINTAIN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 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.
AMZ452-454-172000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
1248 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
REST OF 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 AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST 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.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT
9 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
AMZ450-172000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
1248 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2025
REST OF 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 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 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 AND SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
9 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT
13 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
AMZ470-472-474-172000-
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-
1248 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF 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. SEAS 5 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 AND SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
12 SECONDS.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
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