NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ400-160315-  Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-  802 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026      .SYNOPSIS...    A frontal boundary stalled over the Georgia waters will lift slowly  northward as a warm front this afternoon and tonight as it weakens.  Meanwhile, weak high pressure centered over south Florida will shift  slowly westward across the Gulf through Friday, creating a  prevailing northwesterly flow across our local waters, with a late  afternoon sea breeze developing today and then earlier in the  afternoon on Thursday that will shift winds to onshore over the near  shore waters. Scattered late afternoon and evening showers and  thunderstorms will be possible today and Thursday, mainly over  the near shore waters, followed by coverage decreasing to isolated  on Friday afternoon and evening. Troughing developing over the  southeastern states this weekend and early next week could bring  widely scattered, mainly late afternoon and evening thunderstorms  back to our local waters as southwesterly winds prevail.      .GULF STREAM...    The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of  Jul 14, 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.  71 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.    This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.      $$
   AMZ450-452-454-160315-  Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out  20 NM-  Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out  20 NM-  Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM-  802 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026    REST OF TODAY  Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east  this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet  at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters  light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.  TONIGHT  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after  midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at  8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of  showers and thunderstorms in the evening.  THURSDAY  Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in  the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet  at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.  THURSDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west  after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet  at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.  FRIDAY  West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the  afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at  7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.  FRIDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around  2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. Intracoastal  waters light chop.  SATURDAY  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers  and thunderstorms in the afternoon.  SUNDAY  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers  and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and  thunderstorms in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and  thunderstorms in the evening.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$