Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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655 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Low pressure will move across the Southeast United States tonight
into Saturday leading to treacherous marine conditions for the
weekend. Conditions will gradually improve early next week as high
pressure builds in from the north.

$$

AMZ250-231115-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
increasing to 20 to 25 kt with a few gusts up to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Showers this evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SW
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7
ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance
of showers.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-231115-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
increasing to 20 to 25 kt with a few gusts up to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening, then showers
with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft, except 2 to 4 ft nearshore.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. except 2 to 4 ft nearshore.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4
to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft nearshore.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft nearshore.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
nearshore.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Showers with a slight chance of tstms
this evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-231115-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, increasing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt late this evening and early
morning, then becoming S late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. Showers with a slight chance of tstms
this evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10
ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5
to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$


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