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FZUS52 KJAX 192226
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
526 PM EST THU FEB 19 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.
AMZ400-201330-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
526 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND
A RIDGE AXIS WESTWARD ACROSS AREA WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. PATCHY
DENSE SEA FOG IS ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING
HOURS THROUGH SATURDAY. SHOWER AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
WILL INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH, WITH A BREEZY NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING BEHIND THE
FRONT AS WELL AS LIKELY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS. HIGH
PRESSURE NORTH AND WEST OF THE REGION WILL THEN BE THE MAIN WEATHER
FEATURE EARLY NEXT WEEK, SLOWLY MOVING ALMOST DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA
BY MID WEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
FEB 19, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
70 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
76 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-201330-
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-
526 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
TONIGHT
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 2 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM
OR LESS.
FRIDAY
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. AREAS OF DENSE
FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
AMZ470-472-474-201330-
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-
526 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS
AND EAST 3 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND EAST 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING
WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
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 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET
AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
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