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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
540 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-222315-
540 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
A PASSING LOW WILL BRING SHOWERS AND SOME POSSIBLE STORMS TO THE
WATERS BEFORE MOVING AWAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS RETURNING SUNDAY
NIGHT. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL THEN BUILD IN FOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK. UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS COULD LINGER INTO MID NEXT WEEK AS
WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM.
AMZ250-222315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
540 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT
AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
SHOWERS, MAINLY THIS MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AMZ252-222315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
540 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. SHOWERS, MAINLY THIS MORNING.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS
AND N 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AMZ254-222315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
540 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE
1 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY THIS MORNING.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AMZ256-222315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
540 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING W
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING, THEN
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING W
4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS
MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY
THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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