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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1130 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-110515-
1130 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.
AMZ250-110515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
1130 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE 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 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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 6 SECONDS AND
NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG
IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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 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 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
AMZ252-110515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
1130 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...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
RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS LATE.
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. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN 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. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 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.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
AMZ254-110515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
1130 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...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 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS MORNING. 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 CHANCE OF RAIN 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 CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 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 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 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
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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 RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
AMZ256-110515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
1130 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT
7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG
LATE THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG
LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM LATE THIS MORNING, THEN 1 TO 3 NM LATE.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN 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: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 20 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.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE EVENING.
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