982  
FZUS52 KJAX 080629  
CWFJAX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
229 AM EDT WED APR 8 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.  
 
AMZ400-082130-  
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-  
229 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TODAY WILL CONTINUE  
FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE  
WAVES OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE AS  
COASTAL TROUGH DEVELOP AND PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS.  
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AND MORE  
SO FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. LIKE WINDS, SEAS WILL LOWER THROUGH  
FRIDAY BU ANTICIPATE ELEVATED SEAS TO LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND,  
ESPECIALLY OFFSHORE.  
 
   
GULF STREAM
 
 
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF  
APR 07, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...  
 
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.  
62 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.  
74 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.  
89 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.  
 
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.  
 

 
 
AMZ450-452-454-082130-  
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-  
229 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
40 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 14 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY  
ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY  
TO 18 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 14 FEET AT  
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 12 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 10 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 8 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
AMZ470-472-474-082130-  
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-  
229 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 13 TO 15 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 15 FEET AT  
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 14 TO 15 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET, OCCASIONALLY  
TO 19 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 15 FEET AT  
10 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 14 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 13 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 11 FEET  
AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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