NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ400-262100-  Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-  225 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026      .SYNOPSIS...    A stationary frontal boundary extending from the Carolina coast  westward across the deep south will drift south towards the Georgia  waters Today, pushing the axis of Atlantic high pressure southward.  This change in the weather pattern will create a prevailing offshore  wind flow through early next week, with scattered to numerous  afternoon and evening thunderstorms expected across our local waters  each day. A few stronger storms will be possible during the late  afternoon hours, with briefly strong wind gusts, frequent lightning  strikes and torrential downpours. Another front will approach the  waters by the middle of next week with offshore southwest winds  increasing to near advisory levels.      .GULF STREAM...    The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of  Jul 25, 2026 at 0000 UTC...    46 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.  49 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.  60 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.  68 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.    This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.      $$
   AMZ450-452-454-262100-  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-  225 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026    REST OF TONIGHT  West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at  8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of  showers and thunderstorms.  SUNDAY  West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots  in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet  at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a  moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in  the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the  afternoon.  SUNDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west  after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at  4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a  moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in  the evening.  MONDAY  Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to  10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West  2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal  waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and  thunderstorms in the afternoon.  MONDAY NIGHT  South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest  after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at  8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.  TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas  2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at  4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters  choppy.  WEDNESDAY  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to  20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal  waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through the  night. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms  after midnight.  THURSDAY  Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,  occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of  showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,  then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the  afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of  thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers  after midnight.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$