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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
151 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-121830-
151 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THRU TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
SW TO W WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT, VEERING TO THE NW TO N AFTER
THE CFP. ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FRIDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM LATE SUNDAY THRU
MONDAY.
AMZ250-121830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
151 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING S
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT
3 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ252-121830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
151 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING
NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5
FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING S
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT
3 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ254-121830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
151 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING
NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING E 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ256-121830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
151 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING W
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING
NE 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT
7 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT
2 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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