FZNT25 KWNM 052057

OFFN03



NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

457 PM EDT Tue May 5 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...High pressure centered E and NE of the region will

extend a ridge SW over the southern areas and weakens later 

tonight into Wed. A cold front will slowly move SE into the 

waters Thu and Thu night as developing low pressure tracks N and 

NE along the front. As the trailing cold front moves S it will 

stall across the far S waters late Fri through Sat night. High 

pressure will build offshore across the waters N of the stalled 

front Fri into Sat and is expected to lift N later Sat night into

Sun. A cold front will approach the coast late Sun night. 





Murrells Inlet to 31N



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

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

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

.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

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

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

.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 



South of 31N



.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers.

Scattered tstms. 

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

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

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

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

.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

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

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