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FZUS52 KJAX 141826
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
226 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 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.
AMZ400-150900-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
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SYNOPSIS
A STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN, DOMINATED BY AN UPPER RIDGE AND
REINFORCED SURFACE TROUGH TO THE NORTH AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
EXTENDED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA. THIS WILL RESULT IN
WESTERLY, LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT
WEEK. A SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NEAR
SHORE WATERS EACH AFTERNOON AS THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS. THE MAJORITY
OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE INLAND BUT AN ISOLATED STORM ACROSS
THE NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
AUG 14, 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.
AMZ450-452-454-150900-
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-
226 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-150900-
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-
226 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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