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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-170715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
226 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through monday
morning...

.this afternoon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming n 6 ft at
5 seconds and sw 4 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of showers in the
morning, then showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: n 8 ft at 6 seconds and ne 4 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of showers.
.sun...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 8 seconds and e 4 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sun night...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: e 11 ft at 14 seconds and ne 10 ft at
8 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.mon...n winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. a chance of showers.
.mon night...n winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 161826
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-170715-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
226 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through monday
morning...

.this afternoon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt late.
seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 1 ft at
4 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming n 5 ft at
5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers in the
morning, then showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 6 seconds and ne 5 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of showers.
.sun...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 7 seconds and ne 6 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sun night...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 9 seconds and ne 6 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.mon...n winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.mon night...n winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-170715-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
226 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through monday
morning...

.this afternoon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt late.
seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming n 5 ft at
5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. showers likely. 
.sat night...n winds 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. a
slight chance of showers. 
.sun...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 7 seconds and ne 4 ft at
12 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 6 seconds and ne 5 ft at 9 seconds.
a chance of showers, mainly in the evening. 
.mon...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.mon night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-170715-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
226 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through monday
morning...

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
223 pm edt fri oct 16 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


amz156-170730-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
223 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through late
monday night...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a slight chance of showers late this evening and
early morning. a slight chance of showers and tstms late. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt with gusts
up to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming n 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very
rough in the afternoon. a chance of showers with a slight chance
of tstms in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: n 9 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers extremely rough. showers likely. 
.sun...n winds 35 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 14 seconds and n 3 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. showers
likely. 
.sun night...n winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 15 seconds and n 2 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. showers
likely. 
.mon...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 15 seconds and n 3 ft at 5 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. showers likely. 
.mon night...n winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers extremely rough, diminishing to very rough
after midnight. showers likely. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers rough. a chance of showers. 
.wed...n winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
increasing to very rough in the afternoon. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
diminishing to rough after midnight. a chance of showers.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 161823
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
223 pm edt fri oct 16 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


amz158-170730-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
223 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through late
monday night...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a slight chance of showers late this evening. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming ne 7 ft at
10 seconds and nw 6 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, increasing to very rough in the afternoon. showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 40 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, except 5 to 7 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 8 seconds and w 6 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, increasing to
extremely rough after midnight. a chance of showers. 
.sun...n winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 45 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft in the afternoon. near shore, seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail:
ne 12 ft at 13 seconds and n 5 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers very rough, increasing to extremely rough in the
afternoon. a chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 45 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft, except 6 to 8 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 12 ft at 14 seconds and n 4 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough,
diminishing to very rough after midnight. showers likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.mon...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 11 ft at
15 seconds and n 6 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. a chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.mon night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. near shore,
seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. showers
likely, mainly in the evening. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. 
.wed...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough in the afternoon. 
.wed night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers rough. a chance of showers.  

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
223 pm edt fri oct 16 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


amz135-170730-
pamlico sound-
223 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through late
tuesday night...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
w 10 to 15 kt late. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers late. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts
up to 40 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft. showers.
.sat night...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. waves
3 to 5 ft. showers likely. 
.sun...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. waves 4 to
6 ft. showers likely. 
.sun night...ne winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. waves
4 to 6 ft. showers likely. 
.mon...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves 3 to
5 ft. showers likely. 
.mon night...n winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves
3 to 4 ft. a chance of tstms in the evening. showers likely. 
.tue...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. waves 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers. 
.wed...n winds 20 to 25 kt. waves around 3 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.wed night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$