509
FZNT25 KWNM 152059
OFFN03
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST U.S. WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
359 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
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 STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES WELL E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT, THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR FRI. HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES THROUGH SAT EXCEPT FOR SURFACE TROUGHINESS ALONG THE
COAST. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W SAT NIGHT AND MOVES
INTO THE WATERS BY EARLY SUN. INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS
ALONG THE FRONT SUN JUST N OF THE WATERS AND MOVES NE, WITH THE
FRONT FINALLY PUSHING E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNS MON, THEN A SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE WATERS MON
NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NW. THE COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE FOLLOWED
ONCE AGAIN BY HIGH PRESSURE FOR LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. THE NAVTEX
TRANSMITTER IN CHARLESTON IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME.
TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE, ORDERING PARTS.
MURRELLS INLET TO 31N
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN
E PORTION, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
WINDS BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SOUTH OF 31N
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN
E PORTION ENDING.
FRI
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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