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FZUS52 KJAX 282317
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
617 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.
AMZ400-291430-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
617 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO 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.
AMZ450-452-454-291430-
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-
617 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS. 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. 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 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
25 TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY.
AMZ470-472-474-291430-
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-
617 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 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 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND
EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO
14 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
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.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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