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FZUS52 KJAX 250625
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
225 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 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.
AMZ400-252100-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
225 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2026
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE CAROLINA COAST
WESTWARD ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT SOUTH TOWARDS THE
GEORGIA WATERS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 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 BY
MIDWEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JUL 24, 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.
AMZ450-452-454-252100-
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-
225 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 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
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-252100-
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-
225 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO
4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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