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FZUS52 KCHS 240939  
CWFCHS  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
539 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 60 NM, INCLUDING  
CHARLESTON HARBOR AND GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY  
 
AMZ300-242300-  
539 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...  
A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH  
MUCH OF THIS WEEK. THIS ENVIRONMENT MAY SUPPORT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS, PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING  
HOURS ALONG THE SEA BREEZE.  
 
 
 
AMZ340-242300-  
CHARLESTON HARBOR-  
539 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY  
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
MON  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ360-242300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT  
20 NM-  
539 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY  
THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS  
IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ362-242300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-  
539 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE  
MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ364-242300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM,  
INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
539 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE  
MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
TSTMS.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ380-242300-  
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO EDISTO BEACH SC EXTENDING  
FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
539 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ382-242300-  
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
539 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ384-242300-  
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
539 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS.    
MON  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
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