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FZNT25 KWNM 210849
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
449 AM EDT Tue May 21 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...A stationary front will persist over the waters E of
Florida through Wed. Additionally, high pressure will build in
from the through N today through Thu while slowly weakening each
day. It will then settle across the waters Thu night where it
will persist through Sat night. A cold front will move E to the N
of the waters on Fri and a weak area of low pressure will
develop along the southern end of the front near the mouth of the
Chesapeake Bay on Sat and push NE Sat night. Its associated cold
front will approach the N waters Sat night.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

South of 31N

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.