Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary Off
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
441
FZNT25 KWNM 171521
OFFN03

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1121 AM EDT Fri May 17 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...Weak ridge over the waters today will move E tonight
as a cold front moves in from the W. Weak low pressure will
develop along the front E of the North Carolina coast Sat
afternoon. The front and low will then move slowly S Sun night
and Mon, moving S of the waters by Mon night. Ridge will build S
into the waters Tue.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

South of 31N

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.