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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
396 FZNT25 KWNM 140909 OFFN03 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.