CWFCHS
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
614 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
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
AMZ300-030915-
614 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...MAJOR HURCN EARL WILL PASS E OF THE
WATERS THIS EVENING AND THEN WILL ACCELERATE PAST THE NC OUTER
BANKS LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION
SAT...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. REFER TO
THE LATEST ADVISORY ON MAJOR HURCN EARL ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURCN CENTER.
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AMZ374-030915-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
614 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... BECOMING W
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
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AMZ354-030915-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
614 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT...BECOMING W
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
$$
AMZ352-030915-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
614 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
$$
AMZ350-030915-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
614 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
$$
AMZ330-030915-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
614 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING W
10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. WAVES THIS EVENING 3 TO 5 FT NEAR THE
HARBOR ENTRANCE...1 TO 2 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE...84 DEGREES.
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