FZUS52 KCHS 210743
CWFCHS
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
343 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM AND SAVANNAH GA TO
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 60 NM...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR AND GRAYS
REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AMZ300-212245-
343 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 
THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN NEXT WEEKEND.
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AMZ350-212245-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
343 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS...MAINLY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
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AMZ352-212245-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
343 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
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AMZ330-212245-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
343 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.TODAY...S WINDS 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE THIS MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS
IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN
THE EVENING. 
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND WAVES CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE...74 DEGREES. 
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AMZ354-212245-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
343 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
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AMZ374-212245-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
343 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS
IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
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