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FZUS52 KCHS 020522
CWFCHS
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1222 AM EST FRI JAN 2 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
AMZ300-021930-
1222 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY, YIELDING
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEN,
DRY AND QUIET WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAIL AFTERWARDS.
AMZ330-021930-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1222 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 KT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 KT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 KT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 KT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 KT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE 54 DEGREES.
AMZ350-021930-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1222 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4
SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13
SECONDS, BECOMING S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS,
BECOMING NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ352-021930-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1222 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT,
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1
FOOT AT 14 SECONDS, BECOMING S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E
1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ354-021930-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM, INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1222 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
13 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ374-021930-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1222 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 15 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 14
SECONDS, BECOMING S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT, BECOMING
NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS
WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E
1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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