Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
838 FZUS52 KJAX 012319 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 719 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 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. AMZ400-021430- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 719 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 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. As a frontal boundary enters the southeast states and briefly stalls through Monday, rain and thunderstorms steadily builds. By early next week, strong high pressure will build over the eastern U.S. and Mid Atlantic states and 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 through mid week. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Sep 30, 2026 at 0000 UTC... 54 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach. 58 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 70 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach. 76 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model. $$ AMZ450-452-454-021430- 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- 719 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 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 chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 11 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. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 30 to 35 knots, becoming 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 chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-021430- 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- 719 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers and 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 11 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 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. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 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. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. 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 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 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. $$