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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
639 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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639 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A front will stall in the area today enhancing rain chances
through early Monday until it moves further offshore. High
pressure builds in from the north Monday and Tuesday followed by
another cold front Thursday.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
639 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt early this afternoon, then increasing to 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S
2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms this morning, then a chance of rain early this afternoon.
Rain late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds and NE 4 ft at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 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-
639 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms this morning, then rain likely this
afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE
2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
639 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this morning,
then rain this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Rain, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-212315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
639 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and
S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms this morning, then rain this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
late.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
5 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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