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FZNT25 KWNM 180848
OFFN03

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
348 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

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...High pressure will pass by just N of the waters
today, then expand across the outer and southern waters tonight
and Wed. A cold front will move slowly S across the northern
waters Wed night and Thu, then stall just N of 31N Thu night
before dissipating Fri. High pressure will build over most of
the area Fri, then shift SE of the area Fri night and Sat. An
area of low pressure will pass by to the N of the area Sat night.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

South of 31N

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.