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FZUS52 KILM 240629
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
229 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 60 NM
AMZ200-241915-
229 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH INTO MID NEXT WEEK WHILE LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS NEAR THE BAHAMAS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS.
AMZ250-241915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
229 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND
NE 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
AMZ252-241915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
229 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND NE 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND
N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
AMZ254-241915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
229 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AMZ256-241915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
229 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E
3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
AMZ280-241915-
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
229 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NE 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 13 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ284-241915-
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
229 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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