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FZUS52 KILM 191801
CWFILM
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
101 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-200630-
101 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE MARINE
CONDITIONS INTO THIS WEEKEND, WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
AHEAD OF OUR NEXT COLD FRONT. PATCHY SEA FOG IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
SATURDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY WITH STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AMZ250-200630-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
101 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY. PATCHY FOG LATE WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. AREAS
OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
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 AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ252-200630-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
101 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY, THEN AREAS OF FOG LATE WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE
OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ254-200630-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
101 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG LATE WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
EVENING, THEN PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
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 AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS
AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
SE 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS. PATCHY
FOG.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ256-200630-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
101 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY. PATCHY FOG LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM,
DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS LATE.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING
TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO
1 NM OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS
AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO
3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE
OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE
OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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