027  
FZUS52 KJAX 201928  
CWFJAX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
228 PM EST MON JAN 20 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.  
 
AMZ400-211015-  
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-  
228 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED TO THE NORTHWEST TODAY, THEN MORE  
TOWARD THE NORTH TONIGHT. AN INVERTED TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP  
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE  
LOCATED TO THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT, AS LOW PRESSURE  
MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF. A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
EXTEND DOWN THE SOUTHEASTERN US COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE JUST EAST OF THE  
REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN US SATURDAY.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS BEGIN TUESDAY. A PERIOD OF GALES  
WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT.  
   
GULF STREAM
 
 
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF  
JAN 18, 2025 AT 1200 UTC...  
 
64 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.  
73 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.  
82 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.  
99 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.  
 
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.  
 

 
 
AMZ450-452-470-472-211015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT  
20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT  
20 NM-  
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-  
228 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL  
WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO  
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
45 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY  
ROUGH. SHOWERS. FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS IN  
THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.  
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT  
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT  
10 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ454-474-211015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-  
WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
228 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL  
WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS.   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
45 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, BUILDING TO  
9 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 11 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS.   
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS, MAINLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
8 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
9 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 

 
 
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