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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
609 am est wed feb 25 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-252330-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
609 am est wed feb 25 2026

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

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late
this morning and afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: sw 6 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of rain
after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds.
a chance of showers. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. showers.
.fri...se winds 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds and ne 1 ft at 3 seconds.
showers.
.fri night...ne winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 7 seconds and ne 2 ft at 6 seconds. showers.
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 5 ft after midnight.  

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fzus52 kilm 251109
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
609 am est wed feb 25 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-252330-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
609 am est wed feb 25 2026

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

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late
this morning and afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: sw 6 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds.
a chance of showers. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. showers
likely in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance
of tstms after midnight. 
.fri...sw winds 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 ft at 10 seconds.
showers.
.fri night...ne winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 7 seconds and ne 1 ft at 2 seconds. showers.
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
609 am est wed feb 25 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-252330-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
609 am est wed feb 25 2026

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

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late
this morning and afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft
at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 6 seconds and e
1 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 6 seconds and e
1 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft,
subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 5 ft at
7 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds, becoming s 4 ft at 7 seconds.
showers likely in the evening, then showers likely with a slight
chance of tstms after midnight. 
.fri...sw winds 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds.
showers.
.fri night...ne winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 7 seconds and ne 1 ft at 3 seconds. showers.
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. 
.sun night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
609 am est wed feb 25 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-252330-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
609 am est wed feb 25 2026

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

.today...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds.
a chance of showers. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
5 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. showers likely in the
evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. showers.
.fri night...ne winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 3 seconds. showers.
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. 
.sun night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 251202
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
702 am est wed feb 25 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


amz135-260115-
pamlico sound-
702 am est wed feb 25 2026

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

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late
this morning and afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. waves 2 to 3 ft. showers likely after midnight.
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. showers likely. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n after midnight.
waves around 2 ft. showers.
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. rain likely. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. rain likely. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 251202
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
702 am est wed feb 25 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


amz156-260115-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
702 am est wed feb 25 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late
this morning and afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 13 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very rough late
this morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...sw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and e
2 ft at 15 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
diminishing to rough after midnight. a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. showers likely. 
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and e
1 ft at 14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. showers.
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds and ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. rain in the morning, then rain likely with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
ne 3 ft at 5 seconds and s 3 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. rain likely in the evening, then showers
after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun 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.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 251202
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
702 am est wed feb 25 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


amz158-260115-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
702 am est wed feb 25 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. near shore, seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 14 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft,
subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. near shore, seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 13 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after
midnight. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at
14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 8 seconds and e
1 ft at 14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. showers.
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and ne 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. rain.
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 6 seconds and ne 3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. rain.
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun night...ne 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.  

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