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NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KCHS 171919
CWFCHS

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
319 PM EDT WED SEP 17 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

AMZ300-181000-
319 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA COASTAL
WATERS...A STALLED FRONT WILL LINGER E OF THE MARINE AREA TONIGHT
AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS
INTO THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND.



AMZ330-181000-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
319 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE.

THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.

FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MON
NE WINDS 15 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND WAVES CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE AT FORT SUMTER...86 DEGREES.



AMZ350-352-181000-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
319 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4
TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT
NE WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.

MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.



AMZ354-181000-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
319 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS
LIKELY.

MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.



AMZ374-181000-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
319 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

SAT
NE WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.

SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS LIKELY.

MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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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