NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Gale Warning
   AMZ400-311600-  Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-  749 PM EST Fri Jan 30 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.      $$
   AMZ470-472-474-311600-  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-  749 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026    GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY 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: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 3 feet at  8 seconds.  SATURDAY  Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming west 30 to  40 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to  8 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the  afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds and  northeast 2 feet at 9 seconds, becoming northwest 9 feet at  6 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of  showers in the afternoon.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Northwest winds 30 to 40 knots with gusts up to  50 knots. Seas 11 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet. Wave  Detail: Northwest 14 feet at 8 seconds and east 2 feet at  10 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of snow showers with a  slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of  snow showers after midnight.  SUNDAY  Northwest winds 25 to 35 knots, diminishing to 20 to  25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to  17 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in  the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 13 feet at 8 seconds and  east 2 feet at 10 seconds, becoming northwest 9 feet at 7 seconds  and northeast 4 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of snow showers with  a slight chance of showers in the morning.  SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY  Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas  6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest  7 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 5 feet at 11 seconds.  MONDAY NIGHT  Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,  occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at  13 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds.  TUESDAY  Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest.  Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.  WEDNESDAY  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 20 to  25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of  showers through the night.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$