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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
728 PM EDT Fri Sep 12 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-131215-
728 PM EDT Fri Sep 12 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Steady north to northeast winds and seas will prevail through the
weekend and into next week as high pressure remains in control.

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AMZ250-131215-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
728 PM EDT Fri Sep 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-131215-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
728 PM EDT Fri Sep 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-131215-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
728 PM EDT Fri Sep 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-131215-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
728 PM EDT Fri Sep 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A
slight chance of showers.
.SUN...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. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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