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FZNT25 KWNM 140909
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
509 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 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 cold front will drift S over the waters today as a
weak low moves E along the front. The low will quickly move E of
the area while pulling the cold front S of the area tonight into
Fri. A high pressure ridge will build SE along the coast Wed
night into Fri, move E over the region Fri night into Sat night,
then shift E of the region Sun and Sun night. Tropical Storm
Ernesto will track N to NE to the SE of the area Thu night into
Fri as a hurricane, then move to the NE of the area Fri night
into Sun night while continuing to move to the NE. S to SE swell
from Ernesto will move NE into the waters Thu into Fri, and then
continue Fri night through Sat night while turning more to the E.
See the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center on
Tropical Storm Ernesto. The NAVTEX stations in Charleston and
Chesapeake have been reported to be inoperable.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

South of 31N

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.