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FZUS52 KJAX 081729
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 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.
AMZ400-090800-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
SYNOPSIS
DENSE SEA FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND ALSO
FOR PORTIONS OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,
WITH DENSE FOG POSSIBLY PERSISTING OR LIKELY REDEVELOPING THIS
EVENING. OTHERWISE, ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ITS AXIS
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WEATHER PATTERN
WILL CREATE A PREVAILING SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS OUR
LOCAL WATERS, LIKELY SUPPORTING ANOTHER ROUND OF DENSE SEA FOG THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1
NAUTICAL MILE LIKELY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE FURTHER OFFSHORE
ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR LOCAL WATERS ON SUNDAY, ACCOMPANIED BY
SCATTERED SHOWERS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FOLLOWING THIS
FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUNDAY EVENING, FOLLOWED BY WINDS SHIFTING TO
NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
STATES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ON SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JAN 08, 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.
68 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-090800-
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-
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING,
THEN WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS,
THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 25 TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
AMZ470-472-090800-
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-
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG LATE THIS
MORNING, THEN AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PATCHY
DENSE FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 25 TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 11 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
AMZ474-090800-
WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 25 TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
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