Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1204 AM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

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

AMZ300-051715-
1204 AM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.Synopsis for the coastal waters of south coastal South Carolina
and north coastal Georgia...
Broad high pressure will remain across the region tonight. A weak
cold front will move through the area on Saturday with another
stronger cold front possible Tuesday. High pressure then returns
during the middle of next week.

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AMZ330-051715-
Charleston Harbor-
1204 AM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.

Unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less.

Charleston Harbor water temperature 79 degrees.

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AMZ350-051715-
Waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM-
1204 AM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A slight chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
16 seconds, becoming E 4 ft at 16 seconds and NE 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 16 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

AMZ352-051715-
Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM-
1204 AM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A slight chance of showers late.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to
3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E
3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at
4 seconds and E 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A slight
chance of showers.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A slight chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

AMZ354-051715-
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 NM, including
Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary-
1204 AM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E
3 ft at 16 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A slight chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A slight
chance of showers.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A slight chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A slight
chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ374-051715-
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA from 20 to 60 NM-
1204 AM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft,
building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at
5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds, becoming E 3 ft at 6 seconds
and E 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 16 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 16 seconds and NE 4 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft after midnight. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A slight chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A slight chance of
showers.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. A slight
chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$