Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
210 FZUS52 KJAX 070024 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 724 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025 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. AMZ400-071530- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 724 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A frontal boundary will remain stalled south of the coastal waters tonight continuing light showers. A wave of low pressure will then develop along this front and move south of the northeast Florida waters bringing widespread rainfall and an isolated embedded thunderstorm Sunday into Sunday night over the Florida waters. Low pressure will move offshore on Sunday night, resulting in breezy north-northwest winds. Northerly winds then strengthen to Small Craft Advisory levels early next week as high pressure builds over the southeast states. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Dec 04, 2025 at 1200 UTC... 66 nautical miles east northeast of Flagler Beach. 73 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 85 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach. 94 nautical miles east of St Simons Island. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ450-452-454-071530- 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- 724 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds, becoming northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of showers this evening, then showers likely. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 3 feet at 9 seconds, becoming north 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 6 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters very rough. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. $$ AMZ470-472-474-071530- 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- 724 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 7 seconds and east 7 feet at 9 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 10 seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$