NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ400-212100-  Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-  225 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026      .SYNOPSIS...    Surface troughing and a disturbance aloft located just west of Tampa  Bay will lift northeastward across our local waters on Monday night  and Tuesday morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are  forecast to continue through Tuesday. East-northeasterly winds will  prevail, with afternoon sea breeze shifting winds to easterly for  the nearshore waters through midweek. Strong high pressure building  over New England on Wednesday will wedge down the southeastern  seaboard on Wednesday night, driving a frontal boundary southward  across our area that will be accompanied by widespread showers and  embedded thunderstorms. A surge of north-northeasterly winds will  then overspread our local waters in the wake of this frontal passage  on Wednesday night, with Small Craft Advisory conditions expected  across our local waters from late Wednesday night through Friday.  Winds may occasionally gust to Gale Force on Thursday afternoon and  evening. Breezy northeasterly winds and elevated seas may continue  into Saturday before subsiding on Saturday night and Sunday.      .GULF STREAM...    The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of  Sep 20, 2026 at 0000 UTC...    50 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.  58 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.  70 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.  80 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.    This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.      $$
   AMZ450-452-454-212100-  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 Mon Sep 21 2026    REST OF TONIGHT  Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around  2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal  waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of  thunderstorms.  MONDAY  North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the  afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at  5 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light  chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,  mainly in the morning.  MONDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south  after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at  8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of  showers and thunderstorms.  TUESDAY  Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light  chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.  TUESDAY NIGHT  East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light  chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of  showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.  WEDNESDAY  Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at  7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers likely. A  slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of  thunderstorms in the afternoon.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to  20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to  6 feet. Intracoastal waters rough. A chance of showers. A chance  of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.  THURSDAY  North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,  occasionally to 8 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to  13 feet. Intracoastal waters very rough. Showers likely in the  morning. A chance of thunderstorms through the day. A chance of  showers through the night. A slight chance of thunderstorms in  the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.  FRIDAY  Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to  20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to  5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Intracoastal  waters rough. A chance of showers through the day.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$