Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
804 FZNT25 KWNM 221617 OFFN03 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1217 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 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... The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php .SYNOPSIS...Low pressure now over SE Georgia will drift N today into early next week, and remain inland, with tropical cyclone formation not expected with this system. High pressure will persist E of the waters with a ridge extending westward over most of the waters today into Sun. The ridge will gradually shift E later Sun and Sun night as a cold front approaches the northern Mid-Atlantic coast. The cold front will move offshore and cross the N waters Mon, and then clear E of the northern waters Mon night as the front crosses the central waters. The front will likely stall and weaken from the South Carolina coast eastward Tue and Tue night as weak high pressure forms N of the front. The front will return N as a warm front Wed as the high shifts E of the N waters. The warm front will lift north of the area by Wed night as another cold front approaches the coast from the W. Murrells Inlet to 31N .TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. South of 31N .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.