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NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KCHS 241128
CWFCHS

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
728 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM AND SAVANNAH GA TO
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 60 NM...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR AND GRAYS
REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

AMZ300-250230-
728 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. 



AMZ330-250230-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
728 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.

SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.

MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.

MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.

TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND WAVES CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE...76 DEGREES.



AMZ350-250230-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
728 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.

SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT.

SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.



AMZ352-250230-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
728 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3
TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.

SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.

SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 



AMZ354-250230-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
728 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3
TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.

SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.

SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 



AMZ374-250230-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
728 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

TODAY
NW WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SUN
E WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.

SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

TUE
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.