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Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
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710 FZUS52 KJAX 250025 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 825 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 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. AMZ400-251530- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 825 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A slow moving cold front over northeast FL waters will slowly drift southward through tonight. The frontal boundary will then push south of our local waters on Monday evening, stalling across the Florida peninsula by midweek, resulting in a decreasing coverage of showers and thunderstorms for our area on Tuesday and Wednesday. Breezy northeasterly winds will may then develop by Wednesday and Thursday as high pressure builds over the Ohio Valley and coastal troughing develops across the northeast Florida waters, where chances for showers and thunderstorms will increase later this week. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Aug 23, 2025 at 1200 UTC... 57 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach. 69 nautical miles east southeast of Saint Augustine Beach. 75 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach. 77 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ450-452-454-251530- 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- 825 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 14 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this evening. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 14 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 12 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 12 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 12 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms through the night. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms through the night. A chance of showers through the night. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-251530- 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- 825 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 14 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 13 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 12 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 12 seconds and south 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$