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FZUS52 KJAX 231555
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1155 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 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.
AMZ400-240700-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1155 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOCATED TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF
OUR LOCAL WATERS WILL LIFT NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT ON SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. MEANWHILE, ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR
BERMUDA WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND ITS AXIS SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS OUR
LOCAL WATERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, MAINTAINING A PREVAILING SOUTH
TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW, WITH SOUTHEASTERLY WIND SURGES DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS INCREASING SPEEDS TO CAUTION
LEVELS FOR THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS
OUR LOCAL WATERS, WITH ACTIVITY THEN BECOMING MORE ISOLATED ON
MEMORIAL DAY AND TUESDAY. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SHIFT
SOUTHWARD DURING THE MID TO LATE PORTIONS OF NEXT WEEK, WITH
INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OUR AREA
AS PREVAILING WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAY 22, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
50 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
53 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
64 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ452-454-240700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
1155 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4
FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING CHOPPY. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4
FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
BECOMING CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTH AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING A MODERATE
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING CHOPPY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ450-240700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
1155 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10
TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS BECOMING A LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ472-474-240700-
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-
1155 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4
FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8
SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8
SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTH AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-240700-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1155 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4
FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AND INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4
FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8
SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
AROUND 15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8
SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8
SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8
SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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