Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
648 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-252330-
648 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure will linger offshore through the weekend. A series
of disturbances will bring rounds of showers and thunderstorms to
the area through Sunday. A cold front will move through the area
Tuesday.

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AMZ250-252330-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
648 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms
in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-252330-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
648 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-252330-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
648 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-252330-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
648 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$