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Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm (AMZ250) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm (AMZ250)
Issued by: National Weather Service Wilmington, NC
Last Update: 212 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025




This Afternoon: E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.

Tonight: Tropical storm conditions possible. SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers.

Sun: Tropical storm conditions possible. SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SE 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms likely in the afternoon.

Sun Night: Tropical storm conditions possible. S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Mon: Tropical storm conditions possible. SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely early in the morning, then a chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon.

Mon Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms early in the evening. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.

Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the late morning and afternoon.

Tue Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

Wed: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Wed Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thu: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.







Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm (AMZ250)

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