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FZUS52 KJAX 270532
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1232 AM EST TUE JAN 27 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.
AMZ400-272045-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1232 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE PREVAILING WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH FRIDAY.
ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. GALE WARNING
WILL TRANSITION TO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND, THEN MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TO
POSSIBLY GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JAN 26, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
58 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
70 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-470-272045-
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-
1232 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AMZ452-454-472-474-272045-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 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-
1232 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS,
BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 8 FEET
AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 5 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
14 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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