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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
209 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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209 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Strong north to northeast winds and rough seas are expected
through the weekend between high pressure off the New England
coastline and low pressure developing along a stalled front to our
south. The low will remain offshore as it moves slowly north
through Sunday. Improving weather conditions are expected Monday
and Tuesday.

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AMZ250-101915-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
209 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance
of showers, then a chance of showers late.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers with a
slight chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with
a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 10 seconds and N 1 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 11 seconds and
N 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 10 seconds and N 4 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
209 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers, then a chance of
showers late.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds.
A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 9 seconds and
N 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE
9 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NE 7 ft at
10 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a slight
chance of tstms.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 11 seconds and
N 5 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-101915-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
209 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance
of showers late.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft
at 9 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
5 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 10 seconds and
N 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
6 ft at 10 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-101915-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
209 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms late.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a
slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely in
the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft
at 9 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 ft at 6 seconds.
Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 10 seconds and
N 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
6 ft at 11 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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