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FZUS52 KCHS 190941
CWFCHS
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
440 AM EST THU FEB 19 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
AMZ300-192300-
440 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL PROVIDE THE
MARINE ZONES WITH WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK. PERIODS OF PATCHY SEA FOG IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, FOLLOWED BY GUSTY CONDITIONS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
AMZ330-192300-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
440 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 KT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 KT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE 52 DEGREES.
AMZ350-192300-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
440 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT,
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY
FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E
1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT
AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ352-192300-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
440 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E
1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT
AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E
1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ354-192300-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM, INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
440 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN
THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SHOWERS.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ374-192300-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
440 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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