Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
252 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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252 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Atlantic high pressure will bring southerly winds for the latter
half of the week. Increased chances of thunderstorm over the
coastal waters as two weak fronts move into the area on Thursday
and again late Sunday.

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AMZ250-260715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
252 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-260715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
252 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-260715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
252 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-260715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
252 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$