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Latest Coastal Waters Forecast by KCHS
Issued 2/22/2026 4:59 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 2/22/2026 7:00 PM America/New_York.
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
459 am est sun feb 22 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
amz330-230000-
charleston harbor-
459 am est sun feb 22 2026
...small craft advisory in effect from 1 pm est this afternoon
through monday morning...
.today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt with gusts
to 20 kt late this morning, then becoming w 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. patchy fog early this morning. a
chance of showers this morning.
.tonight...nw winds 20 kt, diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
waves 1 to 2 ft.
.mon...nw winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt.
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt.
.tue...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon.
.tue night...sw winds 10 kt.
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt.
.wed night...sw winds 10 kt.
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. a slight chance of showers.
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. a chance of showers.
unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less.
charleston harbor water temperature 55 degrees.
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Latest Coastal Waters Forecast by KCHS
Issued 2/22/2026 4:59 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 2/22/2026 7:00 PM America/New_York.
fzus52 kchs 220959
cwfchs
expires:202602230000;;060136
coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
459 am est sun feb 22 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
amz350-230000-
waters from south santee river to edisto beach sc out 20 nm-
459 am est sun feb 22 2026
...gale warning in effect from 1 pm est this afternoon through
monday morning...
.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt with gusts
to 25 kt late this morning, then becoming nw 20 to 25 kt with
gusts to 35 kt early this afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft this afternoon. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming w 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 foot at
9 seconds. patchy fog early this morning. a chance of showers this
morning.
.tonight...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft,
subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
5 seconds and ne 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming n 5 ft at
6 seconds.
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after
midnight. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.tue...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming w 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at
5 seconds.
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft after
midnight. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and ne 1 foot at
9 seconds, becoming sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.
.thu...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. a slight chance of
showers.
.thu night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. showers
likely.
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