531  
FZNT25 KWNM 202101  
OFFN03  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST U.S. WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
501 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2025  
 
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  
HURRICANE ERIN WILL MOVE N THROUGH THE OUTER WATERS  
TONIGHT, WHILE REMAINING E OF THE AREA. ERIN WILL MOVE NE AWAY  
FROM THE WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. ONGOING LONG PERIOD SE TO S  
SWELL FROM ERIN WILL SLOWLY BACK TO E AND NE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI  
NIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A  
STATIONARY FRONT WILL FORM ACROSS THE WATERS FRI AND FRI NIGHT AS  
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS N OF THE WATERS. A WEAK AREA OF LOW  
PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST  
SAT NIGHT, THEN LIFT NE THROUGH THE CENTRAL WATERS SUN INTO SUN  
NIGHT WHILE THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE N SHIFTS E OF THE  
REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE W LATE SUN  
NIGHT, THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE AREA MON AND MON NIGHT. FOR MORE  
INFORMATION ON HURRICANE ERIN, PLEASE CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST  
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
 
MURRELLS INLET TO 31N  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 27 TO 42 FT. SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
THU  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT. SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SOUTH OF 31N  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 29 FT. SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS.    
THU  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
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