FZUS52 KCHS 100816
CWFCHS
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
316 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
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
AMZ300-102215-
316 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA COASTAL 
WATERS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE W INTO FRI. A GULF LOW WILL
MOVE S OF THE WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES ON
SUNDAY.
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AMZ352-102215-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
316 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
$$
AMZ350-102215-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
316 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. A
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.  
$$
AMZ330-102215-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
316 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3
FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE...52 DEGREES.
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AMZ354-102215-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
316 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT...THEN 2 TO 4 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
$$
AMZ374-102215-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
316 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.  
$$