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FZUS52 KJAX 160529
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1229 AM EST TUE DEC 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.
AMZ400-162000-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1229 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
SYNOPSIS
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS
MORNING WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, COASTAL TROUGHING
SITUATED OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WATERS WILL
LIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT, GENERATING A FEW SHOWERS, MAINLY OFFSHORE.
SEAS WILL REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS FOR THE NORTHEAST
FLORIDA WATERS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH
AND THEN SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A
WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL APPROACH OUR LOCAL WATERS,
POSSIBLY DEVELOPING A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CROSS OUR AREA ON FRIDAY,
SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTHWEST 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 NORTHEAST BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN EAST ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER COASTAL TROUGH TAKES SHAPE OVER THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
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.
AMZ452-454-162000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
1229 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY 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: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
SOUTH 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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT
9 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ450-162000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
1229 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
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.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ472-474-162000-
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-
1229 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-162000-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1229 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
9 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH. SEAS
3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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