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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1038 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-241515-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
1038 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tuesday night...

.overnight...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
7 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming ne 5 ft at 5 seconds
and s 3 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of showers and tstms
late this evening. 
.tue...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 s 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 240238
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1038 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-241515-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
1038 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tuesday night...

.overnight...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
6 seconds. a slight chance of showers and tstms late this
evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 5 seconds and sw 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...e winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: e 2 ft at 8 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1038 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-241515-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
1038 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tuesday night...

.overnight...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
6 seconds. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne
5 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...e winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...e winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. wave
detail: se 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1038 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-241515-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
1038 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tuesday night...

.overnight...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
ne with gusts up to 35 kt late. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds,
becoming ne 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 6 seconds. a slight
chance of showers and tstms late this evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 8 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu...e winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: se 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sat...ne winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.sat night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 240418
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1218 am edt tue mar 24 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-241730-
pamlico sound-
1218 am edt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect until 5 am edt early this morning...

.rest of tonight...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
waves 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 4 ft. showers likely in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 240418
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expires:202603241730;;199835

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1218 am edt tue mar 24 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-241730-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
1218 am edt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect until 8 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...ne winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to
30 kt late. gusts up to 40 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 4 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers extremely rough, diminishing to very rough late. 
.tue...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
diminishing to rough in the afternoon. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop after midnight. 
.wed...e winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 9 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 9 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.fri night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough after midnight. a chance of showers. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers very rough. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 240418
cwfmhx
expires:202603241730;;199836

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1218 am edt tue mar 24 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-241730-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
1218 am edt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect until 8 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...ne winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 5 to 8 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. 
.tue...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. wave
detail: ne 7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to
4 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to
3 ft in the afternoon. near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
ne 4 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.thu...sw winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds and s
1 ft at 2 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to
light chop in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough after midnight. a chance of showers. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. 

$$