400
FZUS52 KJAX 081822
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
222 PM 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.
AMZ400-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
222 PM 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 MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS. NORTHEAST WINDS
AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES AWAY WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING INTO THE WEEKEND.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
APR 08, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
66 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
78 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
84 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-090930-
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-
222 PM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 12 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 10 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT
11 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-090930-
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-
222 PM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 13 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
18 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 14 FEET AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING
EAST 13 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 12 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 10 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 8 FEET AT
10 SECONDS.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT
11 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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