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FZUS52 KJAX 170529
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1229 AM EST SAT JAN 17 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.
AMZ400-172000-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1229 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WITH
WINDS SHIFTING TO COME FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST. ANOTHER ARCTIC
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS AFTERNOON,
CROSSING OUR LOCAL WATERS ON SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS ON SUNDAY. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING, WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGHOUT OUR LOCAL WATERS. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN CENTERED TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST OF OUR REGION EARLY NEXT
WEEK, KEEPING BREEZY NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS
IN PLACE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN START TO POSITION NORTH OF OUR
WATERS TOWARDS MIDWEEK.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JAN 16, 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.
68 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-172000-
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 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
AMZ470-472-474-172000-
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-
1229 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS
AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
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