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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.