


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
818 FZNT25 KWNM 130321 OFFN03 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1121 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 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...A broad and complex coastal low will remain nearly stationary just offshore of the SE and Mid-Atlantic coasts tonight. The parent low off the SE coast will move E-NE through early Tue, while the secondary low about 150 nm E of the Virginia Capes will drift toward the coast through Tue. By Tue night, the northern low will become absorbed or dissipate and the southern low will finally move E of the waters Tue night into Wed. Mariners should monitor later forecasts on the coastal system, and execute avoidance plans as needed. A weak trough extending SW from the original low will pass SE across the area Mon night through Tue night. A cold front will approach the region and move S and SE across the waters late Wed through Thu. High pressure will then build SE across the waters late Thu into Thu night, and persist through Fri night. Murrells Inlet to 31N .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Slight chance of tstms and isolated showers. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. South of 31N .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.