Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1008 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-191430-
1008 PM EDT Sat May 18 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 tonight, bringing unsettled
weather to the waters through Sunday. High pressure with
accompanying dry weather will build in from the west for early
next week.

$$

AMZ250-191430-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
1008 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog late.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. Patchy fog in
the morning. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
A slight chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and S
1 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 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.
.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, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-191430-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1008 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...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. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 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.
.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.

$$

AMZ254-191430-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1008 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE
2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.
.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, 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-191430-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
1008 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms late this evening, then a chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 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 tstms
in the evening. A chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and
S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 4 ft at 7 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.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 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 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$