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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1205 pm est fri jan 2 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-030615-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
1205 pm est fri jan 2 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 3 seconds and s 2 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at
5 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 5 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 1 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...se winds 5 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas 2 ft.
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

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fzus52 kilm 021705
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1205 pm est fri jan 2 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-030615-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
1205 pm est fri jan 2 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 3 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 5 seconds. rain likely in the morning, then rain with
a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne
3 ft at 4 seconds and s 3 ft at 6 seconds. rain with a slight
chance of tstms in the evening, then rain after midnight. vsby
1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 5 seconds and
nw 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
ne 3 ft at 6 seconds and w 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...e winds 5 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas 2 ft.
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1205 pm est fri jan 2 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-030615-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
1205 pm est fri jan 2 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. a slight
chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 3 seconds and s
2 ft at 5 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and ne
2 ft at 3 seconds. rain likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 4 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: ne
2 ft at 5 seconds and sw 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.mon night...e winds 5 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas 2 ft
in the evening, then 1 ft. 
.tue...w winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 1 ft, then
2 ft in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1205 pm est fri jan 2 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-030615-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
1205 pm est fri jan 2 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. a slight chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 3 seconds. rain likely in the morning, then rain with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne
3 ft at 4 seconds and s 3 ft at 6 seconds. rain with a slight
chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of rain
after midnight. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
ne 2 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.mon night...e winds 5 kt, becoming n 5 kt after midnight. seas
2 ft. 
.tue...e winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 021952
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
252 pm est fri jan 2 2026

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


amz135-030900-
pamlico sound-
252 pm est fri jan 2 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
sunday morning...

.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight, then becoming ne 10 to 15 kt late. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.sat...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain
in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. rain, mainly in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.mon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. 
.mon night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.tue...sw winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.
.wed night...w winds around 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 021952
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
252 pm est fri jan 2 2026

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


amz156-030900-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
252 pm est fri jan 2 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 pm est this evening...

.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt early, 
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening and early morning, 
then becoming n late. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 
seconds and n 1 ft at 2 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers 
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late this evening and early
morning, then diminishing to light chop late. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne
4 ft at 5 seconds and s 4 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, increasing to rough in the afternoon. a
chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. rain with a slight
chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 7 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sun night...n winds around 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
ne 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.mon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 8 seconds and
s 1 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
around 2 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tue...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.  

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
252 pm est fri jan 2 2026

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


amz158-030900-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
252 pm est fri jan 2 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
sunday afternoon...

.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late
this evening and early morning, then becoming nw late. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 14 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
late this evening and early morning, then diminishing to light
chop late. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne
3 ft at 4 seconds and sw 3 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. a
chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 6 ft at
7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. rain, mainly in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 7 seconds and w 3 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except around
2 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.mon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 8 seconds and
s 1 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft, except 1 ft near shore. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.tue...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$