Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
833 FZUS52 KJAX 032150 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 450 PM EST Wed Dec 3 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. AMZ400-041300- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 450 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will build over the southeastern states tonight and Thursday. Low pressure will then organize along the northern Gulf coast on Thursday night, with a warm front lifting northward across our local waters on Friday, accompanied by an increasing coverage of showers. Weak low pressure will move northeastward across southeastern Georgia on Friday evening, with this storm system`s cold front then crossing our local waters on Friday night and Saturday morning. A wave of low pressure will then develop along this front just south of the northeast Florida waters on Saturday night, keeping showers and a few embedded thunderstorms over our local waters through Sunday. Low pressure will then strengthen as it moves offshore on Sunday night and Monday, resulting in strengthening north northwesterly winds as rainfall ends. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Dec 02, 2025 at 1200 UTC... 37 nautical miles east northeast of Flagler Beach. 38 nautical miles east northeast of Saint Augustine Beach. 41 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach. 58 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ450-452-454-041300- 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- 450 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 3 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy. Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers through the night. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Intracoastal waters very rough. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-041300- 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- 450 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 11 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds and north 3 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 4 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers through the day. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers through the night. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers through the day. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$