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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
130 pm est sun feb 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-230715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
130 pm est sun feb 22 2026

...gale warning in effect through monday morning...

.this afternoon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
late. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
3 seconds and e 1 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of showers late. 
.tonight...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
4 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. a chance of
rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
130 pm est sun feb 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-230715-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
130 pm est sun feb 22 2026

...gale warning in effect through monday morning...

.this afternoon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
late. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
4 seconds and e 1 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers late. 
.tonight...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 6 seconds and n
1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after
midnight. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at
12 seconds, becoming sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
12 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. a chance of
rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
130 pm est sun feb 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-230715-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
130 pm est sun feb 22 2026

...gale warning in effect through monday morning...

.this afternoon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
late. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
4 seconds and e 1 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of showers late. 
.tonight...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tue night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds
and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
130 pm est sun feb 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-230715-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
130 pm est sun feb 22 2026

...gale warning in effect through monday morning...

.this afternoon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at
5 seconds. a slight chance of showers.
.tonight...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 4 seconds and ne 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.mon...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and
e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
4 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and
e 1 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds
and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. a chance of
rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
346 pm est sun feb 22 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


amz135-231000-
pamlico sound-
346 pm est sun feb 22 2026

...gale warning in effect from 7 pm est this evening through
monday morning...

.tonight...nw winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. gusts
up to 45 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. rain likely early this evening, 
then a chance of rain late this evening. 
.mon...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
around 10 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. rain.
.fri...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. waves
2 to 3 ft. rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
rain.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
346 pm est sun feb 22 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


amz156-231000-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
346 pm est sun feb 22 2026

...gale warning in effect through monday morning...

.tonight...nw winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. gusts
up to 45 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 7 ft. wave detail: 
w 6 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and 
rivers very rough, increasing to extremely rough late this evening
and early morning, then diminishing to very rough late. a chance 
of rain this evening. 
.mon...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers very rough, diminishing to rough in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft
at 5 seconds and ne 2 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 5 seconds and ne 2 ft at 14 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.wed...sw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 15 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. a chance of rain in the evening, then
rain likely after midnight. 
.fri...w winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. rain likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.fri night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a
chance of rain.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
346 pm est sun feb 22 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


amz158-231000-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
346 pm est sun feb 22 2026

...gale warning in effect through monday morning...

.tonight...nw winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt with 
gusts up to 40 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft. wave 
detail: w 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent 
sounds and rivers very rough. a chance of rain early this evening.
.mon...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft
near shore. wave detail: w 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to
rough in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
6 seconds and ne 1 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft
at 5 seconds and ne 2 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 5 seconds and ne 2 ft at 13 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. near shore, seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at
16 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after
midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after
midnight. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough
after midnight. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight. 
.fri...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.fri night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a
chance of rain.  

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