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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
449 AM EDT Sun Aug 17 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 cold front will drift S over the area today and
tonight as low pressure tracks SE along the front, then move E
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 tonight, and then continue in the area Mon through
Tue night before slowly backing to E and NE Wed and Wed night.
The NE swell will continue Thu before gradually beginning to
subside Thu night. For more information on Hurricane Erin, please
closely monitor the latest forecasts from the National Hurricane
Center.


Murrells Inlet to 31N

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED...

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to 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 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.WED...Tropical storm conditions possible.
.WED NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

South of 31N

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and scattered
showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.