Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
932 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-200215-
932 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A cold front will sag southward today, with unsettled weather
lingering south of Cape Fear today. High pressure with
accompanying dry weather will build in from the west for early
this week.

$$

AMZ250-200215-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
932 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

AMZ252-200215-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
932 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms late this morning and
early afternoon. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in
the evening.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-200215-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
932 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in
the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-200215-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
932 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...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 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$