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CWFJAX
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
413 AM EST Fri Dec 26 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.
AMZ400-270015-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
413 AM EST Fri Dec 26 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure centered near the Florida panhandle coast will shift
southeastward towards the Florida peninsula this evening as low
pressure moves east-southeastward across the Ohio Valley and off
the Delmarva coast by late tonight. Westerly winds will briefly
strengthen to Caution levels for the offshore waters late tonight
and Saturday morning. High pressure will remain situated over the
Florida peninsula this weekend, allowing for winds and seas to
subside across our local waters. High pressure will then weaken
and slide southeastward on Sunday night ahead of a strong cold
front, which may bring a few showers to our local waters, mainly
on Monday evening. Southwesterly winds will develop ahead of this
approaching front on Sunday evening, followed by winds shifting
to westerly on Monday evening as the front crosses our region,
with speeds increasing to Caution levels before midnight and then
strengthening to Small Craft Advisory levels after midnight as
winds shift to northwesterly. Northwesterly winds will continue
in the wake of this frontal passage for much of next week, with
breezy conditions expected on Tuesday and Wednesday as high
pressure builds eastward along the northern Gulf coast. High
pressure will then gradually weaken as it shifts towards our area
by New Year's Eve, allowing winds and seas to gradually subside.
.GULF STREAM...
The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Dec 25, 2025 at 0000 UTC...
50 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
58 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
70 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.
71 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.
This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.
$$
AMZ450-452-454-270015-
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-
413 AM EST Fri Dec 26 2025
.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8
seconds. Intracoastal waters mostly smooth.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 12 seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters becoming mostly smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3
feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 12 seconds. Intracoastal waters
mostly smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east southeast
5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters mostly smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west southwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 11 seconds.
Intracoastal waters becoming a light chop.
.MONDAY...West southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
around 15 knots during the afternoon. becoming northwest 20 to 25
knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal
waters becoming a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest and
increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Intracoastal waters becoming
rough. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 20 knots, decreasing to around
15 knots during the afternoon . Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Intracoastal waters becoming a moderate chop.
$$
AMZ470-472-474-270015-
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-
413 AM EST Fri Dec 26 2025
.TODAY...West northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5
to 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and west 2 feet
at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 3
feet at 9 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West northwest winds around 15 knots, becoming west 5
to 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet. Wave Detail: West 4 feet at 4 seconds and east 4 feet
at 12 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds and west 2 feet at 4
seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 11 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 10
to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5
feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds and southwest 2 feet
at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...West southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15
to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 20 knots, becoming northwest 20
to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8
feet. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 20 knots, decreasing around 15
knots during the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8
feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
$$
CWFJAX
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
413 AM EST Fri Dec 26 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.
AMZ400-270015-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
413 AM EST Fri Dec 26 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure centered near the Florida panhandle coast will shift
southeastward towards the Florida peninsula this evening as low
pressure moves east-southeastward across the Ohio Valley and off
the Delmarva coast by late tonight. Westerly winds will briefly
strengthen to Caution levels for the offshore waters late tonight
and Saturday morning. High pressure will remain situated over the
Florida peninsula this weekend, allowing for winds and seas to
subside across our local waters. High pressure will then weaken
and slide southeastward on Sunday night ahead of a strong cold
front, which may bring a few showers to our local waters, mainly
on Monday evening. Southwesterly winds will develop ahead of this
approaching front on Sunday evening, followed by winds shifting
to westerly on Monday evening as the front crosses our region,
with speeds increasing to Caution levels before midnight and then
strengthening to Small Craft Advisory levels after midnight as
winds shift to northwesterly. Northwesterly winds will continue
in the wake of this frontal passage for much of next week, with
breezy conditions expected on Tuesday and Wednesday as high
pressure builds eastward along the northern Gulf coast. High
pressure will then gradually weaken as it shifts towards our area
by New Year's Eve, allowing winds and seas to gradually subside.
.GULF STREAM...
The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Dec 25, 2025 at 0000 UTC...
50 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
58 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
70 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.
71 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.
This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.
$$
AMZ450-452-454-270015-
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-
413 AM EST Fri Dec 26 2025
.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8
seconds. Intracoastal waters mostly smooth.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 12 seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters becoming mostly smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3
feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 12 seconds. Intracoastal waters
mostly smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east southeast
5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters mostly smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west southwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 11 seconds.
Intracoastal waters becoming a light chop.
.MONDAY...West southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
around 15 knots during the afternoon. becoming northwest 20 to 25
knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal
waters becoming a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest and
increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Intracoastal waters becoming
rough. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 20 knots, decreasing to around
15 knots during the afternoon . Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Intracoastal waters becoming a moderate chop.
$$
AMZ470-472-474-270015-
Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to
60 NM-
Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
413 AM EST Fri Dec 26 2025
.TODAY...West northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5
to 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and west 2 feet
at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 3
feet at 9 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West northwest winds around 15 knots, becoming west 5
to 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet. Wave Detail: West 4 feet at 4 seconds and east 4 feet
at 12 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds and west 2 feet at 4
seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 11 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 10
to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5
feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds and southwest 2 feet
at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...West southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15
to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 20 knots, becoming northwest 20
to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8
feet. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 20 knots, decreasing around 15
knots during the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8
feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
$$