CWFCHS
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
400 AM EST THU MAR 11 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
AMZ300-112130-
400 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OFF THE
COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE SLOWLY N OR NE TONIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W FRI AND PUSH OFFSHORE FRI NIGHT.
CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR DENSE SEA FOG TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT AND
MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE DENSE FOG ADVISORIES FOR
THE LOCAL MARINE AREA.
$$
AMZ330-112130-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
400 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010
.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. RAIN
WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH VSBYS LESS
THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBYS LESS THAN 2
NM.
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF
FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBYS LESS THAN 2 NM. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND WAVES CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE...52 DEGREES.
$$
AMZ350-112130-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
400 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010
.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH VSBYS
LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
VSBYS LESS THAN 2 NM.
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBYS LESS
THAN 2 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBYS LESS THAN 2 NM.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
$$
AMZ352-112130-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
400 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010
.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH VSBYS
LESS THAN 2 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING...THEN
AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBYS LESS THAN 2 NM.
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBYS LESS
THAN 2 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBYS LESS THAN 2 NM.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
$$
AMZ354-112130-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
400 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010
.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES WITH VSBYS LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VSBYS LESS THAN 2 NM IN FOG.
.FRI...W WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBYS LESS THAN 2 NM. A CHANCE
OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBYS LESS THAN 2 NM.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
$$
AMZ374-112130-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
400 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN
MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH VSBYS LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
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