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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
100 pm est sun dec 28 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-290700-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
100 pm est sun dec 28 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
tuesday morning...

.this afternoon...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: e 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft
at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and nw 4 ft at
4 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and sw 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 4 seconds and sw 1 ft at
6 seconds. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
100 pm est sun dec 28 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-290700-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
100 pm est sun dec 28 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
tuesday morning...

.this afternoon...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: e 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 5 seconds. patchy fog after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds.
patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
10 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 6 seconds and n 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 5 seconds and ne
1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.wed...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
100 pm est sun dec 28 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-290700-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
100 pm est sun dec 28 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
tuesday morning...

.this afternoon...e winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 5 seconds. patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and
sw 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 3 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...w winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 1 ft, then 2 ft in the afternoon. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
100 pm est sun dec 28 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-290700-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
100 pm est sun dec 28 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
tuesday morning...

.this afternoon...e winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e
2 ft at 5 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening. patchy
fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and nw 4 ft at
4 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n
4 ft at 4 seconds and sw 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 4 seconds and n 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 281611
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1111 am est sun dec 28 2025

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-290515-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
1111 am est sun dec 28 2025

...gale watch in effect from monday morning through late monday
night...

.rest of today...e winds around 5 kt, becoming se late. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 13 seconds and ne 2 ft at 5 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop late. 
.tonight...s winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 8 seconds and e 4 ft at 11 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. a chance of rain in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 8 seconds and nw 5 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 5 seconds and sw 4 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and sw 2 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.wed...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.thu night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 281611
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1111 am est sun dec 28 2025

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-290515-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
1111 am est sun dec 28 2025

...gale watch in effect from monday morning through late monday
night...

.rest of today...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se late. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 11 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tonight...s winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 5 seconds, becoming s 5 ft at
6 seconds and e 5 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. 
.mon...sw winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft in the afternoon. near shore, seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail:
sw 7 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft at 12 seconds, becoming sw 9 ft
at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. near shore,
seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. wave
detail: w 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. 
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: w 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds and sw
1 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.thu night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1111 am est sun dec 28 2025

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-290515-
pamlico sound-
1111 am est sun dec 28 2025

.rest of today...e winds around 5 kt, becoming se late. waves
1 ft or less. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
around 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed night...w winds around 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft. 
.thu night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 

$$