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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: 719 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Tonight: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.

Sat: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

Sat Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

Sun: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

Sun Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.

Mon: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.

Mon Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Tue: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

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

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

Wed Night: E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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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