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FZUS52 KJAX 121119
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
619 AM EST MON JAN 12 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.
AMZ400-130230-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
619 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTHWEST OF THE REGION. A COASTAL TROUGH
BEGINS TO FORM OVER THE LOCAL WATERS LATER TODAY AND PERSISTS
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE OUTER WATERS.
THE TROUGH WEAKENS TUESDAY NIGHT AS WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE INTO
WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING FRONT. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS RETURN LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS THE
FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS LOCAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS WEST OF THE REGION. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FRIDAY AS THE
HIGH BUILDS DIRECTLY OVER THE LOCAL WATERS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JAN 11, 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.
AMZ450-452-454-130230-
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-
619 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND WEST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET,
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
AMZ470-472-474-130230-
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-
619 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 4 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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