742
FZNT25 KWNM 180853
OFFN03
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST U.S. WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
353 AM EST SUN JAN 18 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE EARLY TODAY AS AN
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE AREA FORMS ON THE FRONT JUST TO THE N
AND NE OF THE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL CLEAR E AND SE OF THE WATERS
LATER TODAY AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NE OF THE AREA. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD E TOWARD THE WATERS TONIGHT, THEN SLIDE E
INTO THE AREA MON AND MON NIGHT, WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT
PASSING JUST E AND NE OF THE AREA. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD TO THE NW AND N OF THE WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT, WITH THE
HIGH THEN SLIDING E OVER THE FAR N WATERS WED, BEFORE MOVING
OFF TO THE NE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT AS YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT
MOVES SE AND REACHES THE COAST. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
EARLY THU, AND CLEAR E AND SE OF THE WATERS BY LATE THU. THE
NEXT HIGH WILL BUILD E TOWARD THE REGION THU NIGHT. THE NAVTEX
TRANSMITTER IN CHARLESTON IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME.
TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE AND PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
MURRELLS INLET TO 31N
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT, BUILDING
TO 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SOUTH OF 31N
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN, OR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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