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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
924 am edt mon mar 16 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


amz330-170300-
charleston harbor-
924 am edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 8 pm edt this evening...

.rest of today...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers and tstms late this morning, then
showers and tstms this afternoon. some tstms may be severe late. 
.tonight...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming nw
15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft.
a chance of showers in the evening. 
.tue...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...ne winds 10 kt. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 kt. 
.thu...ne winds 5 kt. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 kt. 
.fri...n winds 5 kt. 
.fri night...s winds 5 kt.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less. 

charleston harbor water temperature 61 degrees. 

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fzus52 kchs 161324
cwfchs
expires:202603170300;;784347

coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
924 am edt mon mar 16 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


amz350-170300-
waters from south santee river to edisto beach sc out 20 nm-
924 am edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 8 pm edt this evening...

.rest of today...s winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. seas
6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft this afternoon. wave detail: s
8 ft at 7 seconds, becoming s 10 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of
showers and tstms late this morning and early afternoon, then
showers and tstms late. some tstms may be severe late. 
.tonight...w winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: s 9 ft at 8 seconds, becoming s 7 ft at 8 seconds
and w 5 ft at 5 seconds. showers and tstms likely in the evening.
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and se
4 ft at 8 seconds, becoming nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at
8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and nw 2 ft at
4 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 6 seconds and sw 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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