NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   AMZ400-251345-  Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-  545 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026      .SYNOPSIS...    Surge of Northeast Winds and Small Craft Advisory conditions this  evening will slowly weaken as a warm front lifts northward through  the local waters late tonight, then southerly flow increases on  Sunday. Strong cold frontal passage Sunday Night with a few strong  and gusty thunderstorms expected. Very cold Northwest flow and Small  Craft Advisory conditions are expected on Monday, which will weaken  slightly on Tuesday and Wednesday, before another strong Arctic cold  front pushes through the local waters on Thursday with Small Craft  Advisory conditions once again.    .GULF STREAM...    The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of  Jan 24, 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.      $$
   AMZ474-251345-  Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-  545 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT  THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT    REST OF TONIGHT  East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to  15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:  Northeast 7 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers this  evening.  SUNDAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to  20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to  10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 10 seconds and south  3 feet at 5 seconds.  SUNDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,  occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at  8 seconds and southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers  after midnight.  MONDAY  West winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northwest in the  afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:  Northwest 6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds.  A chance of showers in the morning.  MONDAY NIGHT  Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north  20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to  13 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 7 seconds and east  3 feet at 10 seconds.  TUESDAY  North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to  20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to  11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the  afternoon. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 7 seconds and east 3 feet  at 10 seconds, becoming north 6 feet at 7 seconds and east 5 feet  at 10 seconds.  TUESDAY NIGHT  Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to  5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.  WEDNESDAY  Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 20 to  25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.  THURSDAY  Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,  occasionally to 9 feet.    $$