fzus52 kchs 171736
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
1235 pm est tue feb 17 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz330-180700-
charleston harbor-
1235 pm est tue feb 17 2026

.this afternoon...e winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...se winds 5 kt, becoming s after midnight. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of showers. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 kt. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of showers. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less. 

charleston harbor water temperature 51 degrees. 

$$

fzus52 kchs 171736
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
1235 pm est tue feb 17 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz350-180700-
waters from south santee river to edisto beach sc out 20 nm-
1235 pm est tue feb 17 2026

.this afternoon...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 9 seconds and se 1 foot at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...se winds 5 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas 3 ft.
wave detail: e 3 ft at 8 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the evening. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
showers. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. seas 4 ft. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 foot at 13 seconds. patchy
fog. a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. a chance of showers.
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. showers likely
with a slight chance of tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kchs 171736
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expires:202602180700;;793838

coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
1235 pm est tue feb 17 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz352-180700-
waters from edisto beach sc to savannah ga out 20 nm-
1235 pm est tue feb 17 2026

.this afternoon...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...e winds 5 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers,
mainly in the morning. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 6 seconds and e 1 foot at 14 seconds. patchy fog. a slight
chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...sw winds 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers likely
with a slight chance of tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
1235 pm est tue feb 17 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz354-180700-
waters from savannah ga to altamaha sound ga out 20 nm, including
grays reef national marine sanctuary-
1235 pm est tue feb 17 2026

.this afternoon...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...e winds 5 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas 3 ft.
wave detail: e 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
se 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the evening. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers,
mainly in the morning. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. a slight
chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers
likely.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 171804
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
104 pm est tue feb 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-180715-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
104 pm est tue feb 17 2026

.this afternoon...se winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 12 seconds and e 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds
and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain. patchy fog. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e
2 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of rain. patchy fog. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of rain. patchy fog. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers. patchy fog. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 171804
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
104 pm est tue feb 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-180715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
104 pm est tue feb 17 2026

.this afternoon...s winds 5 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at
12 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 12 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog. a slight
chance of rain after midnight. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the morning. patchy fog. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of rain.
patchy fog. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. patchy fog. a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...e winds 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas 2 to
4 ft. a chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 171804
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
104 pm est tue feb 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-180715-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
104 pm est tue feb 17 2026

.this afternoon...se winds 5 kt, becoming s late. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: se 2 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds.
patchy fog. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog. a slight
chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
13 seconds. a slight chance of rain. patchy fog. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 13 seconds.
patchy fog. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of rain.
patchy fog. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. patchy fog. a chance of showers
after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.sat night...e winds 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas 2 to
4 ft. a chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
with a chance of tstms after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 171804
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
104 pm est tue feb 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-180715-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
104 pm est tue feb 17 2026

.this afternoon...se winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft
at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 7 seconds and s 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds
and e 1 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of rain. patchy fog. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and
se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
patchy fog. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds
and e 1 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of rain.
patchy fog. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. patchy fog. a chance of showers
after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...e winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 171818
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
118 pm est tue feb 17 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-180730-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
118 pm est tue feb 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.this afternoon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: e 5 ft at 13 seconds and se 3 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e
5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 3 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and
e 4 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
becoming w 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 13 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. a
slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a slight chance of rain. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 13 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sat...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a chance
of rain.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 171818
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
118 pm est tue feb 17 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-180730-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
118 pm est tue feb 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
thursday morning...

.this afternoon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except
2 to 3 ft near shore. wave detail: e 5 ft at 13 seconds and se
2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except around
2 ft near shore. wave detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at
12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, except
3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft
at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to
a moderate chop after midnight. a slight chance of rain after
midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft at
13 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a slight
chance of rain. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to
4 ft near shore. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft at
13 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a chance
of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a
chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 171818
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
118 pm est tue feb 17 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-180730-
pamlico sound-
118 pm est tue feb 17 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...sw winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with a few 
gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. a
slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. a chance of rain. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance
of rain. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
rain. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds around 10 kt, becoming e after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. a chance of
rain.  

$$