897
FZNT25 KWNM 202052
OFFN03

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
452 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 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...

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.SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge well NE of the area will drift
S tonight through Fri night, to just N of the waters by Sat,
then move E and weaken Sat night. An area of low pressure, a
possible tropical cyclone, S of the waters about 150 miles E of
the northernmost Bahamas, will move west-northwest towards the
Florida or Georgia coast tonight into Fri. Please refer to the
latest tropical weather outlook from the National Hurricane
Center for more information. Otherwise, a cold front will
approach the waters from the NW late Sun and Sun night, then
remain N then NE of the area Mon through Tue night.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

South of 31N

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.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...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.