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FZUS52 KJAX 260731
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
231 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2021
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.
AMZ400-262300-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
231 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2021
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL STALL TO THE WEST OF OUR LOCAL WATERS TODAY. ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT NEAR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO
ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS, DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR AREA DURING
THE EVENING HOURS. AS THE FRONT MOVES IN, SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER OUR COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT, WESTERLY AND THEN
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS, WITH
OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE OFFSHORE AND SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING NEAR SHORE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY. WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO OUR REGION ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN DECREASING WINDS AND SUBSIDING
SEAS.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JAN 23, 2021 AT 1200 UTC...
54 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
61 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH.
74 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
91 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
AMZ450-452-454-262300-
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-
231 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2021
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET WITH
A DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ROUGH ON THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ROUGH ON THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
AMZ470-472-474-262300-
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-
231 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2021
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET WITH
A DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
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