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FZUS52 KILM 171857
CWFILM
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
257 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 60 NM
AMZ200-180800-
257 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...
WINDS INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT
AND POSSIBLY A WEAK REMNANT OF ARTHER. THEREAFTER BERMUDA HIGH
PRESSURE WILL KEEP WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.
AMZ250-180800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
257 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS 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 7 SECONDS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS,
BECOMING S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ252-180800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
257 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS 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 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 13 SECONDS,
BECOMING S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ254-180800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
257 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ256-180800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
257 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ280-180800-
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
257 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
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. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
EVENING.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS, BECOMING S 8 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT
AT 14 SECONDS, BECOMING S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS
IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ284-180800-
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
257 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 13 SECONDS,
BECOMING S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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