975
FZUS52 KJAX 190051
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
751 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
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.
AMZ400-191600-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
751 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO NUDGE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE REGION
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, SHIFTING FLOW MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST.
PATCHY SEA FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING
HOURS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY WITH AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BUILDS IN
BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS LIKELY SUNDAY
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
FEB 18, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
62 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
74 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-191600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
751 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-191600-
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-
751 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
11 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS
AND EAST 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO
8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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