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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
339 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

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

AMZ300-080930-
339 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA COASTAL 
WATERS...HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND OVER THE REGION THROUGH SUN. TROPICAL
CYCLONE IDA WILL MOVE N INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO MON...BEFORE
BECOMING A NON TROPICAL LOW TUE AND WED OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO.
THE PRES DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REMNANTS OF IDA AND LARGE HIGH PRES
TO THE N COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS TUE THROUGH THU...
INCLUDING GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO
KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE FORECASTS
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

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AMZ330-080930-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
339 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT.

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

CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE...67 DEGREES.

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AMZ350-352-080930-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
339 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT.

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AMZ354-080930-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
339 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4
TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT.

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AMZ374-080930-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
339 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.  

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