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FZUS52 KJAX 020626
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
225 AM EDT FRI OCT 2 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.
AMZ400-022100-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
225 AM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WILL BRING BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERS WHILE A
SURGE OF TROPICAL MOISTURE PROMOTES INCREASING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEDGE
DOWN THE EAST COAST, PUSHING THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE LOCAL WATERS
BY MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A SHARP SURGE OF NORTHEAST WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS, MAKING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS LIKELY ON
MONDAY NIGHT, WITH WIND GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING GALE FORCE AND
SEAS RISING TO 8 TO 10 FEET OR HIGHER OFFSHORE TUESDAY THROUGH AT
LEAST THURSDAY.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
OCT 01, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
62 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
74 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-022100-
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 FRI OCT 2 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
DAY, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS, BECOMING 25 TO
35 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
EXTREMELY ROUGH. SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-022100-
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 FRI OCT 2 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS,
THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
14 FEET. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY, THEN
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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