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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1244 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-111830-
1244 AM EST SUN JAN 11 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
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. GUSTY
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND A STRONG COLD
FRONT ON SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE IN, LEADING
TO IMPROVED CONDITIONS BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS THE
WATERS AROUND MIDWEEK.
AMZ250-111830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
1244 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. PATCHY
FOG LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS LATE.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN
1 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS,
BECOMING W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
AMZ252-111830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
1244 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. PATCHY
FOG LATE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
SE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FT AT
3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
AMZ254-111830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
1244 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM LATE.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FT AT
2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AMZ256-111830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
1244 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E
1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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: NW 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NE 3 FT AT 7 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. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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