FZNT25 KWNM 220831

OFFN03



NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

431 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



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...High pressure will briefly build across the waters 

today before a cold approaches the coast tonight. The cold front

will sweep SE across the waters Mon and Mon night, then become 

stationary just S of the region Tue into Tue night. High pressure

will build back across the area N of the front Tue into Wed 

night, and then persist while slowly weakening Thu into Thu 

night. 



Murrells Inlet to 31N



...GALE WARNING...



.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated

tstms. 

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms.

.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered

showers and tstms. 

.TUE...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



South of 31N



.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Scattered showers and tstms. 

.TUE...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.