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FZUS52 KJAX 300529
CWFJAX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1229 AM EST FRI JAN 30 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.
AMZ400-302000-
SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM-
1229 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DIMINISH AND A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WATER THROUGH THE DAY. THIS TROUGH WILL DEVELOP INTO A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AS IT DRIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. AS THAT SYSTEM DEEPENS
TO THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO GALE-FORCE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, WITH THE PEAK WINDS EXPECTED OVER
NIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 KNOTS.
ANTICIPATE SEAS TO RISE QUICKLY WITH WAVES BUILDING UP TO 15 FEET
OFFSHORE NEAR THE GULF STREAM. THERE WILL BE A LOW AND DIMINISHING
CHANCE OF A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WATERS SATURDAY
NIGHT AS MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND THE LOW. 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.
AMZ450-452-454-302000-
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 FRI JAN 30 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 30 TO
35 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 3 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS
5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 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.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
AMZ470-472-474-302000-
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 FRI JAN 30 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT
9 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
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.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 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 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO
12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
12 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 13 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
11 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
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