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FZUS52 KJAX 290529
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1229 AM EST THU JAN 29 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.
AMZ400-292000-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1229 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
SYNOPSIS
ELEVATED WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
BRUSHES ACROSS THE WATERS. WINDS WILL SETTLE THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH
PRESSURE BECOMES SITUATED OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE
A POWERFUL ARCTIC FRONT PLUNGES ACROSS THE WATERS SATURDAY. THIS
VERY STRONG FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND GUSTS ACROSS THE
WATERS SATURDAY WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN TO GALE-FORCE SATURDAY NIGHT
AS A LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES AND DEEPENS QUICKLY OFF THE COASTAL
CAROLINAS. THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT AS MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND
THE LOW AND THIS MAY LEAD TO OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE WEST AND OVER THE WATERS DURING
THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.
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.
AMZ450-452-454-292000-
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 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTH
3 FEET AT 4 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
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 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 A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS VERY
ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
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 CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
AMZ470-472-474-292000-
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 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
REST OF 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 NORTHEAST
3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND
EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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