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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1051 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
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
AMZ300-202230-
1051 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA COASTAL 
WATERS...LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY NE AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
INTO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
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AMZ330-202230-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1051 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
EVENING. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE AT FORT SUMTER...50 DEGREES.
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AMZ350-352-202230-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1051 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT NEAR THE COAST. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS.  
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AMZ354-202230-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1051 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT NEAR THE COAST. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.  
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AMZ374-202230-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1051 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
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