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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1042 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-130315-
1042 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 THROUGH 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.
AMZ250-130315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
1042 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 51 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT
LATE WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6
FT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 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 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 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 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 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. WAVE DETAIL: SE
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
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 6 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.
AMZ252-130315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
1042 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 51 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE
20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 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 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 1 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. WAVE DETAIL: SE
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
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 6 TO
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.
AMZ254-130315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
1042 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 51 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
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: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
2 FT AT 7 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 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
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 6 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.
AMZ256-130315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
1042 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 51 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT,
BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
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 5 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 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
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 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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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