fzus52 kilm 190954
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
554 am edt thu mar 19 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-192215-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
554 am edt thu mar 19 2026

.today...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt late this
morning and early afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft
at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 9 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 1 ft at
2 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming n after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of showers.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 190954
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
554 am edt thu mar 19 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-192215-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
554 am edt thu mar 19 2026

.today...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt late this
morning and early afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft
at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 6 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds and e 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...se winds 5 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of showers.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 190954
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
554 am edt thu mar 19 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-192215-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
554 am edt thu mar 19 2026

.today...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt late. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and ne 2 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tonight...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds and e 2 ft at
6 seconds. 
.fri...n winds 5 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 1 ft at
2 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds
and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of showers.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
554 am edt thu mar 19 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-192215-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
554 am edt thu mar 19 2026

.today...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt late this
morning and early afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft
at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 9 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at
4 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. a
chance of showers and tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 190756
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expires:202603192100;;942388

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
356 am edt thu mar 19 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


amz156-192100-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
356 am edt thu mar 19 2026

.today...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne
4 ft at 7 seconds and se 4 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tonight...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 9 seconds and ne 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri night...sw winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop after
midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.mon night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers rough. a chance of showers.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 190756
cwfmhx
expires:202603192100;;942389

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
356 am edt thu mar 19 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


amz158-192100-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
356 am edt thu mar 19 2026

.today...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 7 seconds and se 4 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: e 5 ft at 9 seconds and ne 3 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 3 to
5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave detail: e 5 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. wave detail: e 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 1 ft at
2 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sun 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. 
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.mon night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers rough. a chance of showers.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 190756
cwfmhx
expires:202603192100;;942382

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
356 am edt thu mar 19 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


amz135-192100-
pamlico sound-
356 am edt thu mar 19 2026

.today...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri...ne winds around 5 kt, becoming se around 5 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...w winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.mon night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers in the evening.  

$$