FZNT25 KWNM 180318

OFFN03



NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

1118 PM EDT Sun May 17 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...A high pressure ridge will extend W over the northern

portions of the area tonight through Thu. The ridge will weaken 

and drift eastward Thu night into Fri night as a low pressure 

trough develops near the SE United States coast. 



Murrells Inlet to 31N



.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 

.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



South of 31N



.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms.

.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

.FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.