746  
FZUS52 KILM 180458  
CWFILM  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
1258 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM  
 
AMZ200-181715-  
1258 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO  
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...  
HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS OVER THE NEXT  
SEVERAL DAYS, WILL PRODUCE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF GENERALLY  
SOUTHWESTERLY WIND. VARIABLE WIND DIRECTIONS FOR START OF THE  
WEEKEND BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS BY EARLY SUNDAY.  
 
 
 
AMZ250-181715-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-  
1258 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ252-181715-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT  
20 NM-  
1258 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ254-181715-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT  
20 NM-  
1258 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ256-181715-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT  
20 NM-  
1258 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
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