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FZUS52 KJAX 281729
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1229 PM 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.
AMZ400-290800-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1229 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE REGION TODAY WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND THEN NORTHEAST OF THE AREA BY
THURSDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS
TONIGHT AND RESULT IN BRIEFLY ELEVATED WINDS TO EXERCISE CAUTION
LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A GULF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS THEN
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF ON FRIDAY, 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. THE STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
SUBSIDE BY LATE MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.
GULF STREAM
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JAN 28, 2026 AT 0000 UTC...
54 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.
AMZ450-452-454-290800-
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 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT 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 EAST
3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. 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, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
AMZ470-472-474-290800-
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 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
10 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST 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 AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 18 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 10 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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