FZNT25 KWNM 221447

OFFN03



NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

1047 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 winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 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. Scattered

tstms and chance of showers. 

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

showers and slight chance of 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 11 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 3 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 10 to 20 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 winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

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

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

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