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FZUS52 KJAX 020633
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
233 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 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.
AMZ400-022100-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
233 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 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.
AMZ450-452-454-022100-
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 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
WEST 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: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY 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 NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-022100-
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 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 3 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
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 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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