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Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM (AMZ252) (Text-Only)

NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM (AMZ252) Issued by: National Weather Service Wilmington, NC Last Update: 614 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

Today: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning, then a chance of showers and tstms late this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. Sun: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. Sun Night: SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. Mon: E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds. Mon Night: E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Tue: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. Tue Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Wed: NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Wed Night: NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Thu: N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Thu Night: N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM (AMZ252)
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