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FZUS52 KJAX 140007
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
707 PM EST TUE JAN 13 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.
AMZ400-141515-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
707 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
A COASTAL TROUGH OVER THE WATERS BREAKS DOWN WILL SHIFT FARTHER
OFFSHORE TONIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASE WEDNESDAY AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THIS COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OVER
THE WATERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL
RETURN THURSDAY TRAILING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS DIRECTLY OVER THE LOCAL WATERS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT
SOUTHEAST SATURDAY AS A WEAKER, DRY COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
WATERS WITH A SURGE IN NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JAN 13, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
50 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
53 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
64 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-141515-
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-
707 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
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 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS 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 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
AMZ470-472-474-141515-
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-
707 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS,
BECOMING NORTH 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
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