NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ400-011915-  Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-  1210 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026      .SYNOPSIS...    High pressure over the Carolinas will move offshore and winds turn  more east and southeast with rain chances gradually increasing  through the weekend as another front settles over the southeast  states. By early next week, strong high pressure over the eastern  U.S. and the Mid Atlantic States will wedge down the east coast,  bringing a cold front through the area waters Monday and result in  strengthening northeast winds and building seas. Small Craft  Advisory headlines are likely early next week with potential for  wind gusts to gale force.      .GULF STREAM...    The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of  Sep 30, 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.  76 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.    This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.      $$
   AMZ450-452-454-011915-  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-  1210 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026    REST OF TONIGHT  East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a  moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.  THURSDAY  East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave  Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate  chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.  THURSDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to  3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal  waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A  chance of showers, mainly in the evening.  FRIDAY  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave  Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at  11 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of  showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.  FRIDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at  11 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers  with a slight chance of thunderstorms.  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT  South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas  2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east  2 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers  likely with a chance of thunderstorms.  SUNDAY  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest. Seas  2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers  with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then  showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms through the night.  A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after  midnight.  MONDAY  North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 20 to  25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally  to 6 feet after midnight. Intracoastal waters rough. A chance of  showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,  then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Showers. A  slight chance of thunderstorms through the night.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$