FZUS52 KCHS 200739
CWFCHS
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
339 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
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
AMZ300-201915-
339 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA COASTAL 
WATERS...STRONG HIGH PRES INLAND WILL HOLD A STATIONARY FRONT AND AREA OF 
LOW PRES E OF THE COASTAL WATERS THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.    
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AMZ330-201915-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
339 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING N 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE AT FORT SUMTER...80 DEGREES.
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AMZ350-352-201915-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
339 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.  
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
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AMZ354-201915-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
339 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
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AMZ374-201915-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
339 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.  
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
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