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3NM N Buoy Off Carolina Beach MR

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Last Update: 5:58 pm EST Dec 8, 2025
Forecast Valid: 6pm EST Dec 8, 2025-6pm EST Dec 15, 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

Tonight

N wind 16 to 19 kt. A slight chance of showers before 7pm. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 10 to 13 kt decreasing to 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

SW wind 8 to 13 kt increasing to 13 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

SW wind 14 to 18 kt becoming W after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 9 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind around 9 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday

NNW wind around 10 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday Night

SW wind 10 to 13 kt becoming W after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.