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FZUS52 KJAX 162047
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
447 PM EDT MON MAR 16 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.
AMZ400-171200-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
447 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
SYNOPSIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS INTO THE LOCAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
REST OF THE AFTERNOON OVER THE OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COASTAL
WATERS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF
THE STRONG COLD FRONT, WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FORECAST
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING THROUGHOUT OUR LOCAL WATERS WITH GALE
FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
STATES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
THEN NORTHEASTERLY BY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARDS THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST. THIS STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE
CENTER WILL WEDGE DOWN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD LATER THIS WEEK,
WHICH MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER PERIOD OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAR 16, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
50 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
70 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
68 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-171200-
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-
447 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
ROUGH.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS
AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY.
AMZ470-472-474-171200-
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-
447 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND
NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND
NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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