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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
346 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025
AMZ250-252-254-256-300115-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
346 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025
...STRONG GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH A WIND SHIFT
TO ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COASTS AFTER 5 PM
AND INTO THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY 8 PM. DURING THIS 3 HOUR PERIOD
BETWEEN EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT TO
VEER TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 40 KT. AFTER 8 PM, LOOK FOR NORTHWEST WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 15
TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT.
MARINERS SHOULD QUICKLY BE PREPARED FOR THIS WIND SHIFT AND A
RAPID INCREASE IN WINDS AND ASSOCIATED SEAS DURING THIS SHORT
DURATION. IF ABLE, QUICKLY MAKE WAY TO A PROTECTED LOCATION WHEN
STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OCCUR.
DCH
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