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FZUS52 KJAX 240624
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
224 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 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.
AMZ400-242100-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
224 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026
SYNOPSIS
INFLUENCE OF BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE A SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND OVER THE WATERS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. DAILY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SURGES ARE EXPECTED WITH WINDS INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND OFFSHORE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING, WITH ACTIVITY THEN BECOMING MORE ISOLATED
ON MEMORIAL DAY AND TUESDAY. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SHIFT
SOUTHWARD AROUND THURSDAY THIS WEEK,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 23, 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.
76 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ452-454-242100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
224 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
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. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ450-470-242100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
224 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ472-474-242100-
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-
224 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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