FZNT25 KWNM 230846

OFFN03



NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

446 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 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 persist across the area

today into Sat, then shift E Sat night. A low pressure trough

will move E across the area later Sat night and Sun. A cold

front will approach from the N later Sun, then move S across the

area Sun night and Mon. High pressure will build S across the

waters behind the front later Mon and Mon night.



Murrells Inlet to 31N



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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.



South of 31N



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

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.