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FZUS52 KJAX 231740
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
140 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 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.
AMZ400-240800-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
140 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
SYNOPSIS
A COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH, AND A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER AREA WATERS THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED CONDITIONS WITH GALES EXPECTED BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN TO THE NORTH INTO THE
MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK, AN ENHANCED NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
OCT 23, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
66 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
78 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
81 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-240800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
140 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST
3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND
EAST 2 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, BUILDING TO
8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
11 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO
13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 12 FEET
AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 13 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 13 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 11 FEET AT
10 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST
10 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ452-454-240800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
140 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
ROUGH.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST
3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, BUILDING TO
9 TO 12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
11 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
7 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO
14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 14 FEET
AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 14 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 13 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ470-472-474-240800-
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-
140 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
4 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, BUILDING TO
9 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 10 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
11 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 12 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET,
BUILDING TO 13 TO 14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 14 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 14 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
18 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 14 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 17 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 14 FEET AT
10 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 13 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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