191  
FZUS52 KILM 151036  
CWFILM  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
636 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2025  
 
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM  
 
AMZ200-152315-  
636 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO  
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...  
OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE AND AN INLAND TROUGH WILL PREVAIL UNTIL A  
WEAK COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE OCCURS OVER THE WEEKEND. DRIER HIGH  
PRESSURE SHOULD THEN MOVE IN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS TROPICAL CYCLONE  
ERIN PASSES BY, LIKELY REMAINING BETWEEN THE U.S. EAST COAST AND  
BERMUDA. LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM ERIN WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE  
LOCAL WATERS MONDAY AND LIKELY LASTING THROUGH THE WEEK.  
 
 
 
AMZ250-152315-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-  
636 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE  
MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ252-152315-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT  
20 NM-  
636 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS.   
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ254-152315-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT  
20 NM-  
636 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ256-152315-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT  
20 NM-  
636 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,  
THEN BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.   
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.   
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
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