853  
FZUS52 KCHS 250201  
CWFCHS  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
900 PM EST WED DEC 24 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  
 
AMZ300-251500-  
900 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY  
WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
AMZ330-251500-  
CHARLESTON HARBOR-  
900 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 KT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 KT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 KT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 5 KT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.    
MON
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
 
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE 55 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
AMZ350-251500-  
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-  
900 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
MON
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ352-251500-  
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-  
900 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   
MON
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ354-251500-  
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM, INCLUDING  
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
900 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   
MON
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ374-251500-  
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
900 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS, BECOMING E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO  
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
MON
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN.  
 

 
 
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