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FZUS52 KJAX 010632
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
232 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 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.
AMZ400-012100-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
232 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND
THEN INTO NORTHEAST FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL THEN STALL
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS FRIDAY THEN BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH
AS A WARM FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE GULF BY
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY, WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERSPREADING THE LOCAL WATERS ON
SATURDAY, WITH ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AS SOUTHWEST
WINDS INCREASE. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA
WATERS ON SATURDAY NIGHT, RESULTING IN WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHERLY.
BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE LOCAL WATERS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
APR 30, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
67 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
70 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
88 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
89 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-012100-
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-
232 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-012100-
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-
232 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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