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FZUS52 KJAX 291730
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1230 PM 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.
AMZ400-300800-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1230 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
SYNOPSIS
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 AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
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 29, 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.
66 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST SIMONS ISLAND.
THIS DATA DERIVED FROM NCEP GLOBAL RTOFS MODEL.
AMZ450-452-454-300800-
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-
1230 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 10 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 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 30 TO
40 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 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
EXTREMELY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 9 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
EXTREMELY ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY.
AMZ470-472-474-300800-
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-
1230 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS
AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 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
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 30 TO
40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 10 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO
15 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 14 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 14 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.
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