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FZUS52 KJAX 151800
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
100 PM 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.
AMZ400-160900-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
100 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
SYNOPSIS
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IS NOW CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN US
ACROSS TENNESSEE, NORTHERN GEORGIA, AND NORTHERN ALABAMA. IT WILL
CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS
TOWARDS OUR REGION TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, COASTAL TROUGHING WILL
STILL TAKE SHAPE OVER THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS FOR
THE OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
ONSHORE TOMORROW AND THEN SOUTHWESTERLY ON WEDNESDAY 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.
AMZ450-160900-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
100 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
AMZ452-454-160900-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
100 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
11 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS
AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH. SEAS
3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
AMZ472-474-160900-
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-
100 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET
AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-160900-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
100 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
11 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. SHOWERS
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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