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NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Charleston, SC)

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FZNT25 KWNM 111615
OFFN03

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1115 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will move across the waters today
and tonight, then stall just S of the area Thu and Thu night. A
strong high pressure will build to the coast tonight and Thu,
settle across the northern portions Thu night into Fri, then will
shift NE of the region Fri night. Low pressure will develop along
the SE coast late Fri into Fri night, then strengthen while
tracking NE along the eastern seaboard Sat and Sat night. The low
will pull a strong cold front across the waters later Sat and Sat
night. High pressure will briefly build across the southern
portions Sun, then shift E of the area Sun night. Another strong
cold front will move into the northern and central waters Sun
night.  

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

South of 31N

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.