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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1047 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

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

AMZ300-032300-
1047 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL INTO THE WEEKEND. TROPICAL STORM KAREN
OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT AS IT PROGRESSES TOWARD THE EAST COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN RETURN TO THE REGION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

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AMZ330-032300-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1047 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT.
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND WAVES CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE...75 DEGREES.

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AMZ350-032300-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1047 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.

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AMZ352-032300-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1047 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.

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AMZ354-032300-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1047 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.

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AMZ374-032300-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1047 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.

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