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FZUS52 KJAX 122355
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
655 PM 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.
AMZ400-131500-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
655 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT FOR THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA WATERS AS SHARP COASTAL TROUGHING PERSISTS,
CREATING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OFFSHORE. COASTAL TROUGHING WILL
THEN WEAKEN ON TUESDAY, WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO WESTERLY ON WEDNESDAY
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE ENTERING THE SOUTHEASTERN
STATES. SHOWER COVERAGE WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT, WITH ACTIVITY CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. FREQUENT GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS OUR LOCAL WATERS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN SUBSIDE ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DIRECTLY OVER OUR LOCAL WATERS.
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.
AMZ452-454-472-474-131500-
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-
655 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
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.
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 IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN
THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS VERY ROUGH.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST. SEAS
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AMZ450-470-131500-
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-
655 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 2 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 7 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
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