NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ400-160600-  Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-  1100 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025      .SYNOPSIS...    A weak area of low pressure over the Gulf Stream off the Florida  East Coast will begin to shift westward this morning. An increase in  showers and thunderstorms coverage is expected Today as the low  shifts westward across the Florida peninsula tonight and into the  eastern Gulf on Wednesday. Prevailing northeasterly winds Today will  shift to southerly by tonight as the low shifts west of our local  waters, with south-southeasterly winds briefly strengthening to  Caution levels this afternoon and continuing tonight and Wednesday.  Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will continue through late in  the week as southerly winds prevail.      .GULF STREAM...    The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of  Jul 12, 2025 at 1200 UTC...    56 nautical miles east northeast of Flagler Beach.  59 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.  70 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach.  90 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.    This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.      $$
   AMZ450-452-454-160600-  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-  1100 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025    SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS  EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON    REST OF TODAY  Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east  this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at  4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of  showers and thunderstorms.  TONIGHT  South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,  occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at  6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A slight chance of showers  and thunderstorms in the evening.  WEDNESDAY  South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,  occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at  6 seconds. 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.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,  occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at  5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance  of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.  THURSDAY  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 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.  THURSDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to  10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast  3 feet at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A  slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.  FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to  3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and  thunderstorms.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$