NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ400-231000-  Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-  146 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026      .SYNOPSIS...    High pressure positioned over coastal Georgia will weaken today as a  a frontal boundary slowly pushes towards the southeastern states.  Meanwhile, coastal troughing is situated offshore, but will weaken  by Friday. Patchy fog with visibility of 1 NM or less is forecast  along nearshore waters late tonight and Friday morning. Arctic  high pressure will build northwest of the area on Friday and push  the frontal boundary southward, crossing our local waters on  Friday night. Northeast winds will briefly surge in the wake of  this frontal passage on Saturday with a small craft advisory  possible north waters. Meanwhile, a winter storm developing over  Texas and the lower Mississippi Valleys on Saturday and Saturday  night will shift northeast, lifting a warm front northward across  our local waters on Saturday night. Winds will shift to south and  then southwest on Sunday ahead of another cold front, which could  be accompanied by a few thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon and  night. Another Arctic high pressure center will then build into  the southeast states in the wake of this cold frontal passage  early next week, with Small Craft Advisory conditions expected as  breezy northwest winds shift to north while strengthening further  on Monday night.    .GULF STREAM...    The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of  Jan 22, 2026 at 0000 UTC...    50 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.  53 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.  64 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.  68 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.    This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.    $$
   AMZ472-474-231000-  Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM-  Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-  146 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026    SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY  MORNING    REST OF TODAY  Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to  6 feet, occasionally to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10  seconds.  TONIGHT  Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,  occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds.  FRIDAY  North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,  occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds.  FRIDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,  occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds  and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers  after midnight.  SATURDAY  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,  occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at  5 seconds and east 5 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A  slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.  SATURDAY NIGHT  East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after  midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:  East 7 feet at 10 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A  chance of showers, mainly in the evening.  SUNDAY  South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest 20 to  25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A slight  chance of showers through the night. Showers likely after  midnight.  MONDAY  Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 25 to  30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of  showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers through  the night.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$