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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1238 pm est wed feb 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-190615-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
1238 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. patchy fog in the
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds.
patchy fog. a slight chance of rain after midnight. vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds.
a chance of showers. patchy fog. 
.fri 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. patchy fog. a chance
of showers after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 10 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. showers. patchy fog. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. rain likely. patchy fog. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of
rain in the evening.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 181738
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1238 pm est wed feb 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-190615-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
1238 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
12 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. patchy fog in the
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog. a slight
chance of rain after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds.
a chance of showers. patchy fog. 
.fri 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:
sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog. a
chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...w winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers in the
morning, then showers in the afternoon. patchy fog. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. rain likely. patchy fog. 
.sun...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. rain likely, mainly
in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of
rain in the evening.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 181738
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1238 pm est wed feb 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-190615-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
1238 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
late. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at
5 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e
2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at
11 seconds. patchy fog in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog. a slight
chance of rain after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to
1 to 3 nm after midnight. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds.
a chance of showers. patchy fog. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds
and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers. patchy fog. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers. patchy fog.
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. rain likely. patchy fog. 
.sun...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. rain likely, mainly
in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1238 pm est wed feb 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-190615-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
1238 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e
2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e
2 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog. a slight
chance of rain after midnight. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers.
patchy fog. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds
and e 1 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers. patchy fog. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. patchy fog. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. rain likely,
mainly in the evening. patchy fog. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

fzus52 kmhx 182045
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
345 pm est wed feb 18 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


amz135-190945-
pamlico sound-
345 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. a slight chance of rain after
midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. a slight chance of rain. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a slight
chance of rain. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then
a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely
in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. a
chance of rain. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. rain likely. 
.sun night...nw winds around 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
rain. 
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.mon night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 182045
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
345 pm est wed feb 18 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


amz156-190945-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
345 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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

.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
w 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds
and e 3 ft at 13 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to a moderate chop.
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 13 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 13 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a slight chance of rain. 
.fri...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 13 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and e
2 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. a slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. rain likely. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. rain likely. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. a chance of rain. 
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.mon night...n winds around 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 182045
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expires:202602190945;;861480

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
345 pm est wed feb 18 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


amz158-190945-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
345 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, except
3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft
at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to
a moderate chop after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 13 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 13 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.fri...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: sw 6 ft at
7 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming w 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance
of rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.sat...w winds around 10 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of
rain in the morning, then rain likely with a chance of tstms in
the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. rain likely. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.mon night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$