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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
274 FZNT25 KWNM 131626 OFFN03 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1226 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 drift S over the central and S waters today into tonight, and stall across the S waters Wed. A weak low will move E along the front Wed, and quickly move E of the area while pulling the cold front S of the area Wed night into Fri. High pressure will build E over the N portion today into Fri, then shift E of the region Fri night into Sat night while maintaining a ridge across the waters. Tropical Storm Ernesto will track N to the SE of the area Fri night while strengthening to a hurricane, then turn NE Sat and Sat 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 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 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...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. South of 31N .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 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 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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.