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FZNT25 KWNM 052103
OFFN03

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
503 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

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 stationary front will slowly weaken across the area
tonight into Wed. A weak low pressure will gradually develop
across the outer and S portions of the waters Wed and Wed night,
slowly drift NW across the area Thu into Fri, and then turn more
N to NE along the coast and N of the area Sat into Sun. The
National Hurricane Center currently lists this system with a
medium chance of acquiring tropical characteristics, and a
tropical depresion could form later in the week.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

South of 31N

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.