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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
931 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-201430-
931 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 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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AMZ250-201430-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
931 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 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 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ252-201430-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
931 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less in the
morning.
.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 SW 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 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-201430-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
931 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.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.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ256-201430-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
931 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers late.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE 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 E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.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
4 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 5 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
4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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