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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
140 am edt tue sep 16 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-161815-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
140 am edt tue sep 16 2025

.rest of tonight...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave 
detail: ne 5 ft at 9 seconds and n 2 ft at 4 seconds. a slight 
chance of showers. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. a slight chance of 
showers. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 3 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 3 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 8 seconds and w 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.thu night...sw winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at
8 seconds and sw 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.fri...n winds 5 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
140 am edt tue sep 16 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-161815-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
140 am edt tue sep 16 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 am edt early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: ne 5 ft at 9 seconds and n 3 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds
and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 3 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 8 seconds and w 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.thu night...sw winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at
8 seconds and sw 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.fri...n winds 5 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of
showers after midnight.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
140 am edt tue sep 16 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-161815-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
140 am edt tue sep 16 2025

.rest of tonight...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: ne 3 ft at 9 seconds and n 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 4 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds
and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
3 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 3 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft
in the morning, then 1 ft. wave detail: w 1 ft at 3 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming sw 1 ft at 3 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
2 ft. wave detail: s 1 ft at 3 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n winds 5 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e after midnight. seas
2 ft. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
140 am edt tue sep 16 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-161815-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
140 am edt tue sep 16 2025

.rest of tonight...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: ne 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 2 ft at 3 seconds. 
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 4 seconds and ne
3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 7 seconds and n 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.wed night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.thu...n winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 ft.
wave detail: w 1 ft at 3 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
2 ft. wave detail: s 1 ft at 2 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n winds 5 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
245 am edt tue sep 16 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


amz135-161945-
pamlico sound-
245 am edt tue sep 16 2025

...gale warning in effect until 10 am edt this morning...

.today...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt this
morning, then becoming w this afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt,
decreasing to 25 kt this afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft. rain and
scattered tstms after midnight, then a chance of rain late this
morning and afternoon. vsby 1 to 3 nm after midnight. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. waves 2 to 3 ft. a slight chance of rain. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. 
.thu night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.sat night...ne winds around 15 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 160645
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
245 am edt tue sep 16 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


amz156-161945-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
245 am edt tue sep 16 2025

...gale warning in effect until 10 am edt this morning...

.today...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 10 seconds and nw 6 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to
rough. a chance of rain with isolated tstms after midnight, then
a slight chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. vsby
1 to 3 nm early.
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.wed...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. 
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.thu night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.  

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
245 am edt tue sep 16 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


amz158-161945-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
245 am edt tue sep 16 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming w late. seas 6 to 9 ft,
subsiding to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. near shore, seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: e 7 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 5 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy late. a
chance of rain after midnight, then a slight chance of rain late
this morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.wed night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.thu night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 9 seconds and sw 1 ft at 3 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.  

$$