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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
230 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-240715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
230 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 pm edt this evening
through late tuesday night...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with few gusts up to 25 
kt nearshore. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds 
and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers with a slight chance 
of tstms late. 
.tonight...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming ne 5 ft at
5 seconds and s 3 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of showers.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 231830
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
230 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-240715-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
230 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 pm edt this evening
through late tuesday night...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt few with gusts up to 25 
kt nearshore. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds 
and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers and tstms 
late. 
.tonight...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 6 seconds and ne 4 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e
6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...e winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.thu night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of showers after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 231830
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
230 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-240715-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
230 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 pm edt this evening
through late tuesday night...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight
chance of showers and tstms late. 
.tonight...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 6 seconds and ne 4 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers and
tstms in the evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne
5 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...e winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...e winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
230 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-240715-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
230 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 pm edt this evening
through late tuesday night...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with few gusts up to 25 
kt nearshore. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds 
and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming ne 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
6 seconds. a slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 
.tue...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 6 seconds and
s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...e winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 231901
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
301 pm edt mon mar 23 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


amz135-240815-
pamlico sound-
301 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...gale warning in effect from 6 pm edt this evening through late
tonight...

.tonight...n winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late
this evening and overnight. gusts up to 35 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. a
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms early this
evening. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt
after midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed night...se winds around 5 kt, becoming s after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.thu...sw winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 4 ft. showers likely in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 231901
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
301 pm edt mon mar 23 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


amz156-240815-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
301 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...gale warning in effect from 6 pm edt this evening through
tuesday morning...

.tonight...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 5 ft at 7 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms early this evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 7 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: ne 5 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at
9 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.wed night...s winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 9 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers flat. 
.thu...sw winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.fri night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough after midnight. a chance of showers. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
diminishing to rough in the afternoon. a chance of showers in the
morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 231901
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
301 pm edt mon mar 23 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


amz158-240815-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
301 pm edt mon mar 23 2026

...gale warning in effect from 6 pm edt this evening through
tuesday morning...

.tonight...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt late this evening and overnight. seas 5 to
8 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft at
9 seconds and sw 5 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, increasing to very rough late this evening and overnight.
a chance of showers and tstms early this evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft at
8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft, except
2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
after midnight. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to
3 ft in the afternoon. near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
ne 4 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.wed night...se winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat. 
.thu...sw winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds and s
1 ft at 2 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to
light chop in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...sw 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. 
.fri night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough after midnight. a chance of showers. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$