Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
937 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-020215-
937 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure will build in from the west today, move overhead
Thursday and offshore Friday. A series of weak fronts will move
into the area for the weekend.

$$

AMZ250-020215-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
937 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Areas
of dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-020215-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
937 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms late this morning. A slight
chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
Areas of dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-020215-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
937 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the evening. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-020215-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
937 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms late this morning. A slight
chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog
in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$