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FZUS52 KJAX 140539
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1239 AM EST WED JAN 14 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.
AMZ400-142045-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1239 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
A COASTAL TROUGH OFFSHORE OF THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COAST WILL SHIFT
FARTHER EAST THIS MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS TODAY AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT APPROACHES. THIS COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OVER THE WATERS
TONIGHT, WITH A RETURN OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS BY EARLY
THURSDAY TRAILING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR GALE
FORCE. 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 WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
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.
AMZ450-452-454-142045-
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-
1239 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST
3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 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 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
AMZ470-472-474-142045-
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-
1239 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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 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 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
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 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND
EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
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