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FZUS52 KJAX 131227
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
727 AM 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.
AMZ400-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
727 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
ELEVATED NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN THROUGH TODAY AS A COASTAL TROUGH BREAKS DOWN AND SHIFTS
FARTHER OFFSHORE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE THE GULF COAST
STATES. THE HIGH WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY AS A BROAD SURFACE LOW TRACKS NORTHWARD WELL EAST OF THE
LOCAL ATLANTIC COAST. WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS 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 12, 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.
AMZ452-454-472-474-140330-
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-
727 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
AMZ450-470-140330-
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-
727 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
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 CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
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