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FZUS52 KJAX 281247
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
747 AM EST WED JAN 28 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.
AMZ400-290400-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
747 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE REGION WILL BE THE
PREVAILING WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH A COOL AND DRY AIR
MASS PERSISTING. A DRY FRONT WILL CLIP THE WATERS THIS EVENING AND
BRIEFLY ELEVATE WINDS TO EXERCISE CAUTION LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. A GULF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND CROSS
FLORIDA AND PUSH INTO THE LOCAL WATERS SATURDAY, THEN MOVE OFF TO
THE NORTHEAST SUNDAY. AS THIS LOW INTENSIFIES SATURDAY, GALE
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JAN 27, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
50 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FLAGLER BEACH.
58 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.
AMZ450-452-454-290400-
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-
747 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY, THEN DECREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 5
SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
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: NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
WEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH.
AMZ470-472-474-290400-
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-
747 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DECREASING TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
10 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 30 TO
35 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO
9 TO 12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
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