NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Gale Warning
   AMZ400-312000-  Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-  1229 AM EST Sat Jan 31 2026      .SYNOPSIS...    Low pressure over central Georgia will drift to the Georgia waters  this evening with a cold front moving in behind it. The cold front  will sink south of the waters Saturday as the low strengthens to the  northeast of the waters near the Carolina coast. Northwest winds  will strengthen to gale-force Saturday afternoon through Sunday  morning, with the peak winds expected over night Saturday into  Sunday with gusts as high as 45-50 knots. Anticipate seas to rise  quickly with waves building up to 15 feet offshore near the Gulf  stream. As the low exits well to the northeast and high pressure  builds closer to the waters, winds and seas will diminish below Gale  conditions late Sunday. A mix of rain and snow showers will push  south and east across the waters Saturday late afternoon and  overnight as moisture wraps around the low. High pressure will build  from the west and over the waters during the early and middle part  of next week with decreasing northwest to westerly winds.      .GULF STREAM...    The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of  Jan 30, 2026 at 0000 UTC...    58 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.  66 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.  78 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.  71 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.    This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.      $$
   AMZ470-472-474-312000-  Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to  60 NM-  Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM-  Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-  1229 AM EST Sat Jan 31 2026    GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  AFTERNOON    REST OF TONIGHT  Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to  10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave  Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 2 feet at  3 seconds.  SATURDAY  Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 25 to  35 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to  5 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the  afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds and  northeast 2 feet at 9 seconds, becoming west 8 feet at 6 seconds  and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the  afternoon.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Northwest winds 30 to 40 knots. Seas 10 to  14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 13 feet  at 7 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of rain and  snow in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow showers after  midnight.  SUNDAY  Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to  40 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas  8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet,  occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest  11 feet at 7 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds, becoming  northwest 8 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 10 seconds.  A chance of flurries with a slight chance of showers in the  morning.  SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY  Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas  5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest  6 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 6 feet at 11 seconds.  MONDAY NIGHT  Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,  occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at  13 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds.  TUESDAY  West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest. Seas  3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.  WEDNESDAY  Southwest winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to  20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of  showers through the night.    $$