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FZUS52 KJAX 160001
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
701 PM 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.
AMZ400-161515-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
701 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
SYNOPSIS
WINDS REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING,
CONTINUING THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT 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 15, 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.
76 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-161515-
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-
701 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY 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 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH 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: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH 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 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
AMZ470-472-474-161515-
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-
701 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 5 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
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN
THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
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