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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
807 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-110215-
807 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
ABNORMALLY WARM AND HUMID AIR WILL MAINTAIN A CHANCE FOR SEA FOG,
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST, THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND A STRONG COLD
FRONT ON SUNDAY MORNING, WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH
SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE EARLY IN
THE WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS THE WATERS AROUND
MIDWEEK.
AMZ250-110215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
807 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG THIS
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FT
AT 2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 FT, THEN 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
AMZ252-110215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
807 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT,
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS,
BECOMING W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT,
THEN 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
AMZ254-110215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
807 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING.
PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. AREAS OF FOG LATE THIS
MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, DECREASING TO 1 NM
OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT,
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
SE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FT AT
2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
TUE
W WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT,
THEN 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
AMZ256-110215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
807 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS
AND E 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN
PATCHY FOG LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG
LATE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN 1 TO 3 NM LATE.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT,
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS,
BECOMING NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT,
THEN 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
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