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FZNT25 KWNM 132110
OFFN03

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 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 stall N of the waters later tonight
into Wed. A weak low will move E along the front Wed, and
quickly move E of the area while pulling the cold front S into
the area Wed night into Fri. Tropical Storm Ernesto will track N
to the E of the area Fri night while strengthening to a
hurricane, then turn NE Sat and Sat night. Ernesto will stay E of
the Mid- Atlantic waters Sun and move NE away from the area Sun
night. See the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center
on Tropical Storm Ernesto. Chesapeake NAVTEX continues to be
reported inoperable.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

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

South of 31N

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