Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1048 AM EST Fri Nov 22 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

AMZ300-230430-
1048 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

.Synopsis for the coastal waters of south coastal South Carolina
and north coastal Georgia...
Canadian high pressure will remain the primary feature through
early next week. A cold front could approach the area towards the
middle of next week.

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AMZ330-230430-
Charleston Harbor-
1048 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt.
.SUN...W winds 5 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt.

Unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less.

Charleston Harbor water temperature 65 degrees.

$$

AMZ350-230430-
Waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM-
1048 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

AMZ352-230430-
Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM-
1048 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 20 kt, diminishing to
15 to 20 kt to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NW
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

AMZ354-230430-
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 NM, including
Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary-
1048 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming W
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

AMZ374-230430-
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA from 20 to 60 NM-
1048 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft in the evening, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming W
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds
and E 1 foot at 14 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$