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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
223 am edt tue mar 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-171915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
223 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and w 2 ft at
4 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at
4 seconds, becoming s 4 ft at 8 seconds and nw 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
3 seconds and s 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 9 seconds and ne 3 ft at
4 seconds. 
.wed night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and
ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 ft. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
3 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 170623
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
223 am edt tue mar 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-171915-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
223 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tue...nw 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. wave detail: s
5 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
7 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.wed night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and
ne 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and
ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 170623
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
223 am edt tue mar 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-171915-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
223 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at
8 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 kt, becoming n with gusts up to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 4 seconds
and s 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne 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
se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and e 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and
ne 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds 5 kt, becoming n 5 kt after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...n winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 170623
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
223 am edt tue mar 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-171915-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
223 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and nw 4 ft at
4 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 4 seconds and s 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at
3 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and
se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and
ne 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 9 seconds and ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 kt, becoming n 5 kt after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 170740
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
340 am edt tue mar 17 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


amz135-172045-
pamlico sound-
340 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am edt this morning...

.today...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.
.wed night...ne winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.sat...sw winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 170740
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
340 am edt tue mar 17 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


amz156-172045-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
340 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm edt this afternoon...

.today...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop this afternoon. 
.tonight...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se
5 ft at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 9 seconds and n 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.wed night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne
4 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a
slight chance of showers. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.thu night...n winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
ne 4 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.fri night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 170740
cwfmhx
expires:202603172045;;832013

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
340 am edt tue mar 17 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


amz158-172045-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
340 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm edt this afternoon...

.today...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 9 seconds
and w 6 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to a moderate chop.
.tonight...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 5 ft at 8 seconds and w
3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.wed...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.wed night...n 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. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near
shore. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$