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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 am edt thu sep 24 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-241915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
226 am edt thu sep 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.rest of tonight...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 8 seconds. a slight
chance of showers and tstms. 
.thu...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance
of showers in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: e 9 ft at 13 seconds and n
2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming e 7 ft at 13 seconds and n 1 ft at
4 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: e
7 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 6 ft at 12 seconds and
n 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas 2 to
4 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. 
.mon night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 am edt thu sep 24 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-241915-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
226 am edt thu sep 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.rest of tonight...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 6 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.thu...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to 8 
ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 8 seconds and n 2 ft at 4 seconds. a 
slight chance of tstms. a slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 
to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 10 seconds and n 3 ft at 4 
seconds. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne
7 ft at 12 seconds and n 3 ft at 4 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne
6 ft at 12 seconds and n 2 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 12 seconds and
n 2 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. 
.mon night...sw winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 am edt thu sep 24 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-241915-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
226 am edt thu sep 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.rest of tonight...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 6 seconds. a slight
chance of showers late. 
.thu...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers
in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 11 seconds and
n 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and n 1 ft at
3 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 12 seconds and
n 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.mon...nw winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.mon night...sw winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 am edt thu sep 24 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-241915-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
226 am edt thu sep 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.rest of tonight...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds. a slight
chance of showers and tstms late. 
.thu...n 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 7 seconds. a
slight chance of tstms. a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne
7 ft at 9 seconds and n 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and n 1 ft at
3 seconds. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.mon...nw winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
332 am edt thu sep 24 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 60 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-242045-
pamlico sound-
332 am edt thu sep 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through friday evening...

.today...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves 3 to
5 ft. a chance of rain. 
.tonight...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves 3 to
4 ft. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. a slight chance of
rain. 
.fri night...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a slight
chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.mon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. 
.mon night...sw winds around 5 kt, becoming w around 5 kt after
midnight. waves 1 ft or less.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 240732
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
332 am edt thu sep 24 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 60 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-242045-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
332 am edt thu sep 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through friday morning...

.today...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 13 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. a chance of tstms this
morning. showers likely. a slight chance of tstms this afternoon.
.tonight...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 13 seconds and n 3 ft at 5 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. rain likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 14 seconds and n 2 ft at 4 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough. a slight chance of rain. 
.fri night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne
7 ft at 13 seconds and n 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft
at 13 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.sat night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail:
ne 5 ft at 13 seconds and nw 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.mon...w winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers flat. 
.mon night...sw winds around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers flat.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
332 am edt thu sep 24 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 60 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-242045-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
332 am edt thu sep 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through friday morning...

.today...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 9 ft at
10 seconds and n 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. a slight chance of tstms. a chance of showers early
this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and
afternoon. 
.tonight...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 9 ft at
13 seconds and n 5 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 14 seconds and n 5 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, except 2 to
4 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 14 seconds and n 4 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave
detail: e 6 ft at 13 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave
detail: e 5 ft at 13 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.mon...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat. 
.mon night...sw winds around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers flat.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$