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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
446 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...Low pressure just E of the waters will weaken tonight
before dissipating Sat. A cold front will move E and SE over the
waters Sat and Sat night, and then will stall near Cape Fear Sun.
A series of low pressure centers will move NE along the front
later Sun night into Tue. High pressure will build E across the N
waters Sun and Sun night, and then shift well E of the region Mon
and Mon night. High pressure will build along the SE coast Tue
into Tue night, then drift E over the southern waters Wed and Wed
night. A cold front will move into the NW portion Wed, before
passing SE across the area Wed night.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

South of 31N

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.