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FZUS52 KJAX 090011
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
711 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.
AMZ400-091515-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
711 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 AT LEAST EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES OF ONE NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE
WATERS NORTH OF ST. AUGUSTINE WILL LIKELY EXPAND SOUTHWARD 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 THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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, WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN
SHIFT TO NORTHERLY ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND NORTHEASTERLY BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH AT LEAST 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.
AMZ450-452-454-091515-
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-
711 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
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. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
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
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS VERY ROUGH.
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.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AMZ470-091515-
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
711 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET THIS
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN
AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
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.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
AMZ472-474-091515-
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-
711 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST 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 5 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND
EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, BUILDING TO
8 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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