650
FZUS52 KJAX 091943
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
243 PM EST FRI JAN 9 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.
AMZ400-101045-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
243 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
SYNOPSIS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO WEDGE DOWN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEABOARD THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE THIS FEATURE SHIFTS FURTHER OFFSHORE IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
STRENGTHEN AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING
COLD FRONT, WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO WESTERLY AND INCREASING TO
CAUTION LEVELS OFFSHORE ON SUNDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT CROSSES OUR
LOCAL WATERS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE,
WITH WINDS THEN SHIFTING TO NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING TO SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
TENNESSEE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN
GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES ON MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY, ALLOWING WINDS TO SHIFT TO NORTHEASTERLY WHILE GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JAN 09, 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.
71 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-101045-
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-
243 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
AMZ470-472-474-101045-
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-
243 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
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 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 5 SECONDS,
BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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