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FZUS52 KJAX 021826
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
226 PM 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.
AMZ400-030900-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
226 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE POSITIONED NEAR BERMUDA WILL MAINTAIN A PREVAILING
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS OUR LOCAL WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MEANWHILE, A SURGE OF TROPICAL MOISTURE OVERSPREADING OUR LOCAL
WATERS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY, WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CAUTION LEVELS
THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, A COLD FRONT ENTERING
THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES ON SATURDAY WILL SLOW ITS FORWARD PROGRESS,
MOVING ACROSS THE GEORGIA WATERS ON MONDAY AND THEN STALLING OVER
THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS BY TUESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND MID ATLANTIC REGION IN THE WAKE OF
THIS FRONT WILL WEDGE DOWN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD, PROVIDING A
PROLONGED SURGE OF NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS OUR
LOCAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BY TUESDAY,
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE THROUGH THURSDAY.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
OCT 02, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 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.
AMZ450-452-454-030900-
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 OCT 2 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
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. SHOWERS LIKELY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 25 TO
35 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO
9 TO 12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
EXTREMELY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-030900-
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 OCT 2 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 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.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 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
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 25 TO
35 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, BUILDING TO
9 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS .
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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