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FZUS52 KJAX 151002
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
502 AM EST MON DEC 15 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.
AMZ400-160115-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
502 AM EST MON DEC 15 2025
SYNOPSIS
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS SOUTHWARD TOWARDS OUR REGION
TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, COASTAL TROUGHING WILL TAKE SHAPE OVER THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT
GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ACROSS OUR LOCAL WATERS, WITH SPEEDS AND
SEAS THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS
WILL REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. COASTAL TROUGHING WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN
SEABOARD. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY AND THEN SOUTHWESTERLY ON
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THAT WILL APPROACH OUR LOCAL WATERS, BRINGING WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY OFFSHORE. THIS
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CROSS OUR AREA ON FRIDAY MORNING, SHIFTING
WINDS TO NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING NORTH OF OUR REGION ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
WEDGE DOWN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD, RESULTING IN WINDS SHIFTING
TO NORTHEASTERLY BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN EASTERLY ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
DEC 06, 2025 AT 1200 UTC...
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
74 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
85 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
97 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
AMZ452-454-160115-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
502 AM EST MON DEC 15 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20
KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EXPECTED EARLY
THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET,
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 9
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
TONIGHT
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 10
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 10
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 10
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING MOSTLY SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 9
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 9
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
10 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST
AROUND 15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING A MODERATE
CHOP.
AMZ450-160115-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
502 AM EST MON DEC 15 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
TONIGHT
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 10
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING MOSTLY SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS,
BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY
SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS MOSTLY
SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
AMZ472-474-160115-
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-
502 AM EST MON DEC 15 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
10 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
EAST SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 9
SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9
SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:EAST 4 FEET AT 9
SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-160115-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
502 AM EST MON DEC 15 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH NORTHEAST
AND DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9
FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 10
SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 10
SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9
SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
EAST SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH DURING
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
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