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FZUS52 KJAX 241239
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
839 AM EDT FRI JUL 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.
AMZ400-250345-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
839 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026
SYNOPSIS
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
AXIS SITS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA, STRETCHING
SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. EAST SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE SEABREEZE CIRCULATION. A
STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE CAROLINA COAST
WESTWARD ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD TOWARDS
THE GEORGIA WATERS THIS WEEKEND, PUSHING THE AXIS OF ATLANTIC HIGH
PRESSURE SOUTHWARD. THIS CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CREATE A
PREVAILING OFFSHORE WIND FLOW THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
ACROSS OUR LOCAL WATERS EACH DAY. A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH BRIEFLY STRONG WIND
GUSTS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
POSSIBLE. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS NEXT WEEK WITH
OFFSHORE SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS MIDWEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JUL 23, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
46 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
49 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
60 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
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-
839 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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-
839 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 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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