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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
355 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-310815-
355 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A weak front will drift southward today. Building high pressure
north of the area will result in increasing winds and building
seas tonight through Sunday, with hazardous small craft conditions
settling down by late Monday. High pressure north of the area
will remain in control of the weather through midweek, with
onshore flow and periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms as
a weak low passes by offshore during midweek.

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AMZ250-310815-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
355 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in
the evening. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after
midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.


Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-310815-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
355 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at
3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms early in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers and tstms late in the evening. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of tstms
after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and N
1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.


Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-310815-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
355 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms early in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers and tstms late in the evening. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. A
chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-310815-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
355 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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