FZNT25 KWNM 181504

OFFN03



NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

1104 AM EDT Sat Jul 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 persist from the eastern

portion of the waters eastward today through Tue night. A low

pressure trough will prevail near the Florida and SE United

States coast into early next week. There is a chance that low

pressure will form near or even west of Florida tonight into Mon,

with the low expected to track N or NW away from the area early

next week. Some tropical development is possible with this

system. Please monitor the latest information from the National

Hurricane Center. Otherwise, the ridge over the waters will

weaken and drift S Wed into Wed night as a cold front slowly

approaches from the NW.  



Murrells Inlet to 31N



.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers

and tstms. 

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated

showers and tstms. 

.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers

and tstms. 

.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of

showers and tstms. 

.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 



South of 31N



.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas

3 to 5 ft. 

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

.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.