FZNT25 KWNM 191520
OFFN03

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1120 AM EDT Tue May 19 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 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. The trough will weaken
Sat as high pressure expands across the area from the E through
Sat night.  

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to 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...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

South of 31N

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.