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FZUS52 KJAX 240625
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
225 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 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.
AMZ400-242100-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
225 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
SYNOPSIS
A COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH, AND
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER AREA WATERS THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. WIND GUSTS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING
AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN TO
THE NORTH NEXT WEEK BUT WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED.
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.
AMZ450-452-470-472-242100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
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-
225 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, BUILDING TO
8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT
11 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 11 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 10 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 13 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 13 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
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 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 14 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO
13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 13 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
AMZ454-474-242100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
225 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO
13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET, BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
12 FEET AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 13 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 13 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO
14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 14 FEET
AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 12 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 LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO
14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 14 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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