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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
854 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 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.
AMZ400-050400-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
854 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
SYNOPSIS
WINDS SHIFT MORE SOUTHEASTERLY TODAY OVER AREA WATERS AS HIGH
PRESSURE BECOMES SITUATED INCREASINGLY EAST OF OUR AREA. PREVAILING
WESTERLY WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY THROUGH AT LEAST
MONDAY MORNING AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SINKS SOUTHWARD TOWARDS OUR
REGION, WITH THIS FEATURE MAINTAINING A STORMY WEATHER PATTERN.
STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD DOWN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD
EARLY NEXT WEEK IN THE WAKE OF THIS BOUNDARY, LIKELY PUSHING THE
FRONT OVER THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
SEP 03, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
46 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
53 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
64 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
68 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-050400-
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-
854 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-050400-
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-
854 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY. THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY .
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS .
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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