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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1144 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 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 across the northern portion will
lift N as a warm front tonight. A cold front will approach the
area from the N Sat and Sat night, and then will stall near Cape
Fear Sun. A series of low pressure centers will move NE along
the front later Sun night into Tue while pulling a cold front S
of the area. High pressure will build SE to the coast Tue night,
and will move SE across the waters Wed and Wed night.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

South of 31N

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.