Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1245 PM EDT Sun Aug 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.

AMZ400-040700-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
1245 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

A stalled front will linger across the local coastal waters today
and Monday with waves of showers and thunderstorms. The front will
gradually shift southward Tuesday into Wednesday with high pressure
north of the region and a coastal trough forming offshore of the
Florida coast. This pattern will bring prevailing onshore flow and
elevated combined seas. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring
a couple areas of potential tropical cyclone develop across the
western Atlantic this week.


.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Jul 31, 2025 at 1200 UTC...

 64 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
 73 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 79 nautical miles east northeast of Jacksonville Beach.
 75 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


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AMZ450-470-040700-
Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out
20 NM-
Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to
60 NM-
1245 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late
this morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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AMZ452-454-040700-
Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out
20 NM-
Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM-
1245 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late this morning, then showers and thunderstorms
likely this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds and
southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms
likely in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet
at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers with
thunderstorms likely.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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AMZ472-474-040700-
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-
1245 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 9 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms
late this morning, then thunderstorms likely this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at
9 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at
9 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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