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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
628 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-220015-
628 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
A DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON
WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ELEVATED WINDS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY, WITH ANOTHER DRY COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT.
AMZ250-220015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
628 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
WED
NW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ252-220015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
628 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
AMZ254-220015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
628 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND NW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS
MORNING.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,
BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
THU
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ256-220015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
628 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE
2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,
BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
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