FZNT25 KWNM 181541
OFFN03

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1141 AM EDT Mon May 18 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 today 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

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...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 4 to 6 ft. 

South of 31N

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.