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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
232 am edt wed sep 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-231930-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
232 am edt wed sep 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from thursday afternoon through late
thursday night...

.rest of tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.wed...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers with
a slight chance of tstms. 
.wed night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at
11 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. a chance of showers, mainly
in the evening. 
.thu...n winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: e 8 ft at 12 seconds and
ne 6 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, 
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave 
detail: e 9 ft at 12 seconds and ne 2 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a 
slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: e 8 ft
at 13 seconds and n 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sat night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 230632
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expires:202609231930;;910144

coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
232 am edt wed sep 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-231930-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
232 am edt wed sep 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from thursday afternoon through late
thursday night...

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 230632
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expires:202609231930;;910145

coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
232 am edt wed sep 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-231930-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
232 am edt wed sep 23 2026

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

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 230632
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expires:202609231930;;910146

coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
232 am edt wed sep 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-231930-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
232 am edt wed sep 23 2026

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

.rest of tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms. 
.wed...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 5 seconds. a slight chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...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 and ne 1 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.thu...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and ne 2 ft at
13 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms 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 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 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 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne
6 ft at 8 seconds and e 6 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 230751
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expires:202609232100;;913529

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
issued by national weather service wakefield va
351 am edt wed sep 23 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


amz135-232100-
pamlico sound-
351 am edt wed sep 23 2026

...gale warning in effect from 7 am edt this morning through
friday evening...

.today...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves 3 to
4 ft. a chance of rain and tstms early this morning, then rain
likely with a slight chance of tstms late this morning and
afternoon. 
.tonight...ne winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves
3 to 4 ft. a slight chance of tstms. rain likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.thu...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves 3 to
4 ft. a slight chance of tstms. a chance of rain in the morning,
then rain likely in the afternoon.
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves
3 to 4 ft. rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. waves around 2 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.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 230751
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expires:202609232100;;913538

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
issued by national weather service wakefield va
351 am edt wed sep 23 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


amz156-232100-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
351 am edt wed sep 23 2026

...gale warning in effect from 2 pm edt this afternoon through
friday morning...

.today...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late.
gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough, increasing to very rough late. a chance of tstms. rain.
.tonight...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. rain likely with a
chance of tstms. 
.thu...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. rain with a chance
of tstms. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. rain with a
chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.sat night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 230751
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expires:202609232100;;913540

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
issued by national weather service wakefield va
351 am edt wed sep 23 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


amz158-232100-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
351 am edt wed sep 23 2026

...gale warning in effect from 2 pm edt this afternoon through
friday morning...

.today...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. a slight chance of tstms this morning. rain likely. a
chance of tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft, except 4 to 5 ft near shore. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. a chance of rain and tstms. 
.thu...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, except 4 to 6 ft
near shore. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very
rough in the afternoon. rain likely with a chance of tstms in the
morning, then rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, except 4 to
6 ft near shore. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
diminishing to rough after midnight. a slight chance of tstms.
rain likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.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 3 to 5 ft
near shore. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. a slight chance of showers. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. seas 5 to 8 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sat night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...nw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$