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FZUS52 KCHS 180602
CWFCHS
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
102 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
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
AMZ300-181830-
102 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...
A WARM FRONT WILL SHIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BEFORE A COLD
FRONT ARRIVES TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN PREVAIL DURING THE
WEEKEND. ANOTHER COLD FRONT COULD SHIFT ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY,
BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS AND PREVAILS INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.
AMZ330-181830-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
102 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1
NM OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 KT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 KT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE 53 DEGREES.
AMZ350-181830-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
102 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT,
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 5 FT AT
7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH
A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING
SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ352-181830-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
102 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS,
BECOMING SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 6 FT AT 8
SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT
AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ354-181830-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM, INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
102 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT AT
9 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ374-181830-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
102 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT,
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7
SECONDS, BECOMING SE 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 7 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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