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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
451 AM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge will weaken just S of the
region today into tonight. A cold front will drift S over the
area today into Sun night as low pressure tracks SE along the
front, then move just S of the area Mon while weakening.
Hurricane Erin, currently well SE of the waters, will approach
the region from the SE Tue and Tue night, then track N to NE to
the E and NE of the waters Wed and Wed night. Long period SE to S
swell from Erin will move into the waters Sun night, and then
continue in the area Mon through Tue night before backing to E
and NE Wed and Wed night. For more information on Hurricane Erin,
please closely monitor the latest forecasts from the National
Hurricane Center.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.

South of 31N

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.