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NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KCHS 250301 AAA
CWFCHS

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1001 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

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

AMZ300-251030-
1001 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA COASTAL
WATERS...A WEDGE OF HIGH PRES INLAND WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. AN
AREA OF LOW PRES WILL LIFT NE...WELL OFF THE COAST OF THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WED AND WED NIGHT. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THU...WITH HIGH PRES THEN BUILDING INTO THE
REGION. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY APPROACH THE REGION EARLY NEXT
WEEK.



AMZ330-251030-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1001 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 5 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.

WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.

THU
NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.

SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.

SUN
NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING S. 

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

CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE...63 DEGREES.



AMZ350-352-251030-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1001 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 



AMZ354-251030-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1001 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 2 FT. 



AMZ374-251030-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1001 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS... THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.

WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.



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