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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
141 FZNT25 KWNM 151620 OFFN03 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1220 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 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 high pressure ridge will build SE over the waters today into Sat, then slowly shift E of the region Sat night into Sun night. Hurricane Ernesto will track N to the SE of the area today, then turn N to NE tonight into Sun while passing NE of the waters before accelerating off to the NE Sun night and Mon. Long period SE to E swell from Ernesto will move N and NW into the waters Thu into Fri, and then continue into Mon night. See the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Hurricane Ernesto. A weak cold front will approach from the NW Mon night. The NAVTEX station in Chesapeake has been reported to be inoperable. Murrells Inlet to 31N .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. South of 31N .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.