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FZUS52 KCHS 011800
CWFCHS
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
100 PM EST THU JAN 1 2026
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
AMZ300-020800-
100 PM EST THU JAN 1 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE THROUGH ON SATURDAY, FOLLOWED BY MORE HIGH PRESSURE
NEXT WEEK.
AMZ330-020800-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
100 PM EST THU JAN 1 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 KT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 KT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE 55 DEGREES.
AMZ350-020800-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
100 PM EST THU JAN 1 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
13 SECONDS, BECOMING S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ352-020800-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
100 PM EST THU JAN 1 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
14 SECONDS, BECOMING S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS, BECOMING W 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ354-020800-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM, INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
100 PM EST THU JAN 1 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
3 SECONDS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
3 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT,
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS, BECOMING S 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
13 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ374-020800-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
100 PM EST THU JAN 1 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
14 SECONDS, BECOMING S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E
1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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