Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1009 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-211515-
1009 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A front will drop into the area and stall through Sunday. High
pressure builds in from the north Monday and Tuesday followed by
another cold front Thursday.

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AMZ250-211515-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
1009 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of tstms late this evening and early morning.
A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
5 seconds. Rain.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 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 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-211515-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1009 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of tstms late this evening and early morning.
A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds, becoming NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds
and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-211515-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1009 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Showers likely late this evening. A chance of tstms
late this evening and early morning. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
5 seconds. Rain.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 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 W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-211515-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
1009 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds
and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely late this evening. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain with a
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then rain likely in the
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...N 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 S 1 foot at
5 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 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 9 seconds.
A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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