fzus52 kchs 160903
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
503 am edt thu apr 16 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz330-162315-
charleston harbor-
503 am edt thu apr 16 2026

.today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts
to 20 kt this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...s winds 10 kt. 
.sun...w winds 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. waves
building 1 to 2 ft.
.mon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt.  

unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less. 

charleston harbor water temperature 69 degrees. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
503 am edt thu apr 16 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz350-162315-
waters from south santee river to edisto beach sc out 20 nm-
503 am edt thu apr 16 2026

.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. seas 3 ft.
wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. seas 4 to 
5 ft.
.mon...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.
.mon night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
503 am edt thu apr 16 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz352-162315-
waters from edisto beach sc to savannah ga out 20 nm-
503 am edt thu apr 16 2026

.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
4 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...s winds 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 ft. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. seas 4 to 
5 ft.
.mon...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.
.mon night...e winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kchs 160903
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
503 am edt thu apr 16 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz354-162315-
waters from savannah ga to altamaha sound ga out 20 nm, including
grays reef national marine sanctuary-
503 am edt thu apr 16 2026

.today...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
4 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
5 seconds. 
.fri night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. seas 4 to 
5 ft.
.mon...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft.
.mon night...e winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 161827
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
227 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-170715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
227 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.
wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri 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 8 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 ft.
wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
227 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-170715-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
227 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se
2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 161827
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
227 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-170715-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
227 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds
and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 ft.
wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers in the evening. 
.mon...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
227 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-170715-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
227 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 161913
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
313 pm edt thu apr 16 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


amz135-170815-
pamlico sound-
313 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to around 10 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sat...s 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.
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. showers likely
with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft.
showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. 
.tue...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 1 ft or less.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 161913
cwfmhx
expires:202604170815;;481006

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
313 pm edt thu apr 16 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


amz156-170815-
s of ocracoke inlet nc to cape lookout nc out to 20 nm-
313 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt early this
evening, then 25 kt late. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at
5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds
and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds
and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. showers likely with
a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight.
showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 161913
cwfmhx
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
313 pm edt thu apr 16 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


amz158-170815-
s of cape lookout nc to surf city nc out to 20 nm-
313 pm edt thu apr 16 2026

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt early this
evening, then 25 kt late. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at
5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. 
.fri...sw 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: sw
5 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds
and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at
12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of
showers. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.  

$$