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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
233 PM 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.
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SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
233 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
SYNOPSIS
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY MORNING AS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE CENTER APPROACHES OUR LOCAL WATERS FROM THE
WEST. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OUR LOCAL
WATERS ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING, WITH STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS POSSIBLE. STRONGER STORMS ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES, AND POSSIBLY A FEW WATERSPOUTS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING IN THE IMMEDIATE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE, AS WINDS ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY. THE FRONT WILL
SHIFT SOUTH OF OUR AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH GUSTY WINDS SHIFTING
TO NORTHERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 QUICKLY MOVES OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAY 01, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
67 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
74 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
88 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
... NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND (NOT FOUND).
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
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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-
233 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT
4 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 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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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-
233 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
12 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A 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 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET
AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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