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FZUS52 KJAX 150548
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1248 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
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.
AMZ400-152200-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1248 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
SYNOPSIS
WINDS INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THIS MORNING TRAILING
A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE. WINDS AND SEAS
SUBSIDE FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DIRECTLY OVER THE LOCAL
WATERS. THE HIGH SHIFTS SOUTHEAST SATURDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT
APPROACHES. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS EARLY
SUNDAY, WITH A RETURN TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST REGION.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JAN 14, 2026 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.
AMZ450-452-454-152200-
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-
1248 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR
GALE FORCE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL:NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
ROUGH.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
AMZ470-472-474-152200-
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-
1248 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET,
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 7 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
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